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Waterstones Books of the Century - Page 2

Waterstones bookstore chain released this list in 1997 based on the results of their Books of the Century Poll.
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Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
41
Jostein Gaarder
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
42
Umberto Eco
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
43
Gabriel García Márquez
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
44
Daphne Du Maurier
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
45
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
46
Milan Kundera
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
47
Sebastian Faulks
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
48
E.M. Forster
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
49
Evelyn Waugh
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
50
Vikram Seth
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
51
Frank Herbert
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
52
John Irving
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
53
Patrick Suskind
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
54
Boris Pasternak
The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mervyn Peake)
The Gormenghast Trilogy
55
Mervyn Peake
Cider With Rosie
Cider With Rosie
56
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
57
Sylvia Plath
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
58
Margaret Atwood
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
59
Vera Brittain
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
60
John Fowles
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
61
Graham Greene
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
62
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
63
Mikhail Bulgakov
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
64
Armistead Maupin
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
65
John Fowles
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
66
Louis De Bernieres
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
67
Kurt Vonnegut
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
68
Robert M Pirsig
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
69
E.M. Forster
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
70
Kingsley Amis
It (Stephen King)
It
71
Stephen King
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
72
Graham Greene
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
73
Stephen King
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
74
Erich Maria Remarque
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
75
Roddy Doyle
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
76
Roald Dahl
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
77
Bret Easton Ellis
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
78
Hunter S. Thompson
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
79
Stephen Hawking
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
80
Roald Dahl
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