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1
James Joyce
1922-02-02
Novel, Fiction
Ireland, Men
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2
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1925-04-10
Novel, Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Music, Education, Arts, Revenge, Reference, Upper class, American Dream, Jazz Age, Language, Humanities More
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3
James Joyce
Novel, Autobiography, Künstlerroman
Ireland
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4
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
1955
Novel, Fiction, Romance novel, Tragicomedy
Drama, Literary, Classics, Literature, Film, Erotica, Performing arts, Video More
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5
Aldous Huxley
Fiction, Children's literature, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Dystopia, Utopian and dystopian fiction More English Language, Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Genetic engineering, Technology, Propaganda, Future, Brainwashing More
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6
William Faulkner
1929
Fiction, Children's literature, Gothic fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Mississippi More
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7
Joseph Heller
1961-11-11
Anti-war, World War II, Historical fiction, Black comedy, War novel, Satire, Absurdist fiction More Drama, World War II
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8
Arthur Koestler
1940
Novel, Fiction
History, Classics, Literature, Soviet Union, Russia, Political repression in the Soviet Union More
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9
D. H. Lawrence
1913
Fiction, Autobiographical novel, Künstlerroman
England, Literary, 20th century, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Family More
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10
John Steinbeck, Frank Galati
California, Oklahoma
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11
Malcolm Lowry
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Mexico, Europe, British Cuisine, Alcoholism, South America More
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12
Samuel Butler
1903
Autobiographical novel
England, Music, 19th century, Victorian era, Tradition
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13
Kit Reed
Monarch
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14
Robert Graves
Fiction, Historical novel, Historical fiction
History, Literary, Classics, Rome, Holy Roman Empire, Claudius, Julio-Claudian dynasty More
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15
Virginia Woolf
1927-05-05
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature
English Language, England, Scotland, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Marriage, Death More
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16
Theodore Dreiser
1925
Fiction, Crime fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Murder, Ambition, Popular literature, American literature More
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17
Carson McCullers
1940
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Friendship
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18
Kurt Vonnegut
1969
Fiction, Philosophy, Science fiction, Time travel, Speculative fiction, Black comedy, War novel More World War II, Literary, Classics, American science fiction
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19
Ralph Ellison
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Science fiction, Bildungsroman, Social commentary More United States of America, Literary, Classics, Literature, Places
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20
Richard Wright
1940
Novel, Fiction
Drama, Chicago, Racism
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21
Saul Bellow
1959
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Africa
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22
John O'Hara
1934
Novel
United States of America, 20th century, Pennsylvania, Suicide, Elite
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23
John Dos Passos
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24
Sherwood Anderson
1919
Novel
Ohio
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25
E. M. Forster
1924
Novel, Fiction, Romance novel
Literary, Classics, Literature, India, British Cuisine
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26
Henry James
Novel
England, Italy, Popular literature
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27
Henry James
Novel
France, Paris
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28
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Novel, Fiction, Roman à clef, Autobiographical novel
Classics, Literature, Wealth, Language
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29
James T. Farrell
Fiction, Anthology
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30
Ford Madox Ford, Madox Ford Ford
1915-03
Novel, Fiction
Germany, Literary, Classics, Literature, Friendship, British Cuisine, Education, Military, Adultery, Language More
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31
George Orwell
1945-08-17
Fiction, Roman à clef, Children's literature, Speculative fiction, Satire More Drama, Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Monarch, Communism More
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32
Henry James
1904-11-10
Novel
London, England, Art, Fathers and Daughters, Adultery
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33
Theodore Dreiser
1900
Novel, Fiction, Romance novel
Literary, Classics, Literature, Chicago, Popular literature
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34
Evelyn Waugh
1934
Novel, Fiction
Literary
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35
William Faulkner
1930
Novel, Fiction, Black comedy
Literary, Classics, Literature, Mississippi, Monarch, Death
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36
Robert Penn Warren
1946
Novel
Politician, Election, Political corruption
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37
Thornton Wilder, Thomas Richter
1927
Novel, Fiction
History, 18th century, Literary, Classics, Literature, Music, Peru, Divine Providence, Disaster More
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38
E. M. Forster
1910
Novel, Fiction
England, 20th century, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Family, Social class More
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39
James Baldwin
1953
Autobiographical novel
Popular literature
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40
Graham Greene
1948
Fiction, Speculative fiction
Classics, Literature, British Cuisine, Africa, Great Britain, Marriage, Adultery More
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41
William Golding, Leslie Denman
1954
Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Young adult literature
Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Ethics, Young adult, Monarch, Apache Indians More
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42
James Dickey
1970
Novel, Fiction, Suspense
Drama, Adventure
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43
Anthony Powell
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44
Aldous Huxley
Fiction, Roman à clef, Children's literature
England, Literary, Satire
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45
Ernest Hemingway
Novel, Fiction, Roman à clef, Children's literature
France, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Spain, Education, Erotica More
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46
Joseph Conrad
1907-09
Fiction, Children's literature, Spy fiction
Drama, Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Adventure, Espionage More
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47
Joseph Conrad
1904
Novel, Fiction
Literary, Classics, Ocean, Literature, Latin America, Popular literature, Political fiction More
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48
D. H. Lawrence
1915
Fiction
England, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Family
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49
D. H. Lawrence
Fiction, Romance novel
England, Classics, Women
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50
Henry Miller
1934
Novel, Erotica
France, History, Bohemianism
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51
Norman Mailer
1948
Fiction
World War II, Literary, Military, Philippines campaign, 112th Cavalry Regiment More
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52
Philip Roth
1969
Novel
Eroticism
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53
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Fiction
Classics, Literature
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54
William Faulkner
1932
Fiction
Literary, 20th century, Classics, Literature, Mississippi, Adventure
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55
Jack Kerouac
1957
Novel, Fiction, Roman à clef
Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, 1950s, Road trip
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56
Dashiell Hammett
1930
Fiction, Mystery, Crime fiction, Hardboiled, Suspense, Detective fiction More California, San Francisco
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57
Ford Madox Ford
World War I, World War, 1914-1918
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58
Edith Wharton
1920
Novel, Fiction, Romance novel
History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Education, Marriage, Upper class More
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59
Max Beerbohm
1911
Novel, Satire
University of Oxford
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60
Walker Percy
1961
Fiction, Speculative fiction, Music
Literary, Classics, Literature, Music
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61
Willa Cather
1927
Novel, Fiction, Historical fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Clergy, New Mexico
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62
James Jones
1951
Fiction, War novel
United States of America, World War II, 20th century, United States Army More
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63
John Cheever
1957
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Massachusetts, Popular literature
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64
J. D. Salinger
1951-07-16
Novel, Fiction, Bildungsroman, First-person narrative
Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Popular literature, Human sexuality, Psychological identity, Social alienation, Teenage rebellion, Adolescent psychology, Belongingness More
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65
Anthony Burgess
1962
Fiction, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Satire, Utopian and dystopian fiction More Classics, Brainwashing
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66
W. Somerset Maugham
1915
Fiction, Children's literature, Künstlerroman
England, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Adventure
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67
Joseph Conrad
Fiction, Roman à clef, Novella
English Language, Literary, 20th century, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Chinese, Adventure, Italian Language, Africa, Vietnam War, German Language, 19th century, Espionage, Degeneration, Imperialism, Language More
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68
Sinclair Lewis
1920
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Biography, Autobiography
Literary, Classics, Literature, Minnesota
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69
Edith Wharton
1905-10-14
Novel, Fiction
Drama, Literary, Classics, Literature, Music, Education, Socialite, Language, Social graces More
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70
Lawrence Durrell
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71
Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, Richard Hughes
1929
Novel, Fiction
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72
V.S. Naipaul
1961
Fiction
Trinidad and Tobago
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73
Nathanael West
1939-05-16
Novel, Fiction
Hollywood, Music, Popular literature
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74
Ernest Hemingway
1929
Novel, Fiction
Italy, Literary, Classics, Literature, World War I, Military
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75
Evelyn Waugh
1938
Comedy, Novel, Fiction, Children's literature
Literary, 20th century, Ethiopia, British Cuisine, Scoop, Foreign Correspondent More
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76
Muriel Spark
1961
Fiction
Scotland, Literary, Classics, Literature, Teacher, Edinburgh
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77
James Joyce
1939-05-04
Novel
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78
Rudyard Kipling
1901
Novel, Spy fiction, Picaresque novel
India, Culture of India, Popular literature, The Great Game
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79
E. M. Forster
1908
Novel, Fiction, Romance novel, Travel
English Language, England, Italy, Classics, Literature, Chinese, British Cuisine, German Language, Education, Language More
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80
Evelyn Waugh
1945
Fiction
England, Literary, Classics, Popular literature
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81
Saul Bellow
1953
Fiction, Picaresque novel
Literary, Literature, Mexico
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82
Wallace Stegner
1971
Novel
California, Adultery
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83
V.S. Naipaul
1979
Novel, Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature, Africa, Zaire
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84
Elizabeth Bowen
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85
Joseph Conrad
Fiction, Children's literature, Science fiction, Psychological novel
Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Chinese, British Cuisine, Music, Indonesia, Monarch, Adventure, Education, Linguistics, Popular literature, Language More
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86
E. L. Doctorow
Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction, Historical novel
United States of America, History, Literary, Classics, Literature
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87
Arnold Bennett
1908
Novel, Fiction
Classics, Literature, Mythology, Folklore
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88
Jack London
1903
Fiction, Children's literature, Adventure, Speculative fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure novel More Animal, Dog, Nature, Animal welfare
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89
Henry Green
1945
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90
Salman Rushdie
1981-04
Novel, Speculative fiction, Historical fiction, Magic realism
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91
Erskine Caldwell
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92
William Kennedy
1983
Fiction, Mystery
Literary, Family
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93
John Fowles
Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction
Literary, British Cuisine, Greece
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94
Jean Rhys
1966-10
Historical fiction, Romance novel, Parallel novel
British Cuisine, Jamaica
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95
Iris Murdoch
Fiction
Literary, Classics, Literature
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96
William Styron
1979
Novel
Holocaust, Survivor guilt
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97
Paul Bowles
1949
Novel, Fiction
Literary, Morocco
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98
James M. Cain
1934
Fiction, Mystery, Crime fiction, Suspense
California, Adultery, Violence
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99
J. P. Donleavy
Fiction
Drama, Literary, Ireland
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100
Booth Tarkington
Fiction
Classics, Literature, Indiana
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MLA Board's 100 Best Novels at 12/08/2009 11:33 AM