The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century
A Composite List and Ranking
by Brian Kunde
 
INTRODUCTION
SOURCE LISTS
COMPOSITE LIST
RANKING SYSTEM
COLUMN KEY
REVIEWS
LINKS

Works Appearing in One Source.

K LM R App. Points Rank Author Title Date
M-012 1 089 066 Butler, Samuel Way of All Flesh, The 1903
K-015 1 086 068 Toole, John K. Confederacy of Dunces, A 1980
L-016 1 085 069 McMurtry, Larry Lonesome Dove 1986
M-021 1 080 075 Bellow, Saul Henderson the Rain King 1959
M-022 1 079 076 O'Hara, John Appointment at Samarra 1934
L-029 1 072 081 Uris, Leon Exodus 1957
L-032 1 069 086 Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House on the Prairie 1935
K-033 1 068 089 Allison, Dorothy Bastard Out of Carolina 1992
M-034 1 067 091 Waugh, Evelyn Handful of Dust, A 1934
K-036 1 065 093 Shaara, Michael Killer Angels, The 1974
K-037 1 064 095 Proulx, E. Annie Shipping News, The 1993
M-040 1 061 097 Greene, Graham Heart of the Matter, The 1948
R-041 1 060 100 Keneally, Thomas Schindler's List 1982
M-042 1 059 101 Dickey, James Deliverance 1970
K-043 1 058 102 Guterson, David Snow Falling on Cedars 1994
M-043 1 058 103 Powell, Anthony Dance to the Music of Time, A (series) 1951/75
K-044 1 057 104 Adams, Richard Watership Down 1972
M-044 1 057 105 Huxley, Aldous Point Counter Point 1928
M-046 1 055 106 Conrad, Joseph Secret Agent, The 1907
R-046 1 055 107 Woolf, Virginia Mrs. Dalloway 1925
M-047 1 054 109 Conrad, Joseph Nostromo 1904
M-048 1 053 110 Lawrence, D. H. Rainbow, The 1915
L-049 1 052 111 Shields, Carol Stone Diaries 1994
K-050 1 051 112 Irving, John Prayer for Owen Meany, A 1989
L-052 1 049 114 Haley, Alex Roots 1976
M-053 1 048 115 Nabokov, Vladimir Pale Fire 1962
R-054 1 047 116 Salinger, J. D. Franny and Zooey 1961
L-055 1 046 117 Porter, Katherine Anne Pale Horse, Pale Rider 1939
R-055 1 046 118 Rushdie, Salman Satanic Verses, The 1988
R-056 1 045 120 Morrison, Toni Jazz 1992
M-057 1 044 122 Ford, Ford Madox Parade's End 1924/28
R-058 1 043 124 Faulkner, William Absalom, Absalom! 1936
K-059 1 042 125 Archer, Jeffrey Kane and Abel 1980
M-059 1 042 126 Beerbohm, Max Zuleika Dobson 1911
L-063 1 038 129 Lewis, C. S. Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The 1950
R-063 1 038 130 Woolf, Virginia Orlando 1928
L-064 1 037 132 Doyle, Arthur Conan Hound of the Baskervilles, The 1902
R-065 1 036 134 Wolfe, Tom Bonfire of the Vanities 1987
L-066 1 035 135 Gordimer, Nadine Burger's Daughter, The 1979
R-067 1 034 136 Knowles, John Separate Peace, A 1959
L-069 1 032 138 Bradley, Marion Zimmer Mists of Avalon, The 1983
K-069 1 032 139 Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster 1987
K-070 1 031 141 Burns, Olive-Ann Cold Sassy Tree 1984
M-070 1 031 142 Durrell, Lawrence Alexandria Quartet, The 1957/60
M-071 1 030 145 Hughes, Richard High Wind in Jamaica, A 1929
K-071 1 030 146 Ishiguro, Kazuo Remains of the Day, The 1989
R-072 1 029 148 Adams, Douglas Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The 1979
M-072 1 029 149 Naipaul, V. S. House for Mr. Biswas, A 1961
L-072 1 029 150 Steinbeck, John East of Eden 1952
K-072 1 029 151 Wouk, Herman War and Remembrance 1978
L-073 1 028 152 Paton, Alan Cry, the Beloved Country 1948
M-073 1 028 153 West, Nathanael Day of the Locust, The 1939
L-074 1 027 155 Drury, Allen Advise and Consent 1959
K-074 1 027 156 Michener, James A. Centennial 1974
M-075 1 026 157 Waugh, Evelyn Scoop 1938
K-078 1 023 159 Morrison, Toni Sula 1973
K-079 1 022 160 King, Stephen Stand, The 1978
K-080 1 021 161 Finney, Jack Time and Again 1970
M-081 1 020 162 Bellow, Saul Adventures of Augie March, The 1953
R-083 1 018 164 Cather, Willa O Pioneers! 1913
L-083 1 018 165 Morrison, Toni Bluest Eye, The 1969
M-083 1 018 166 Naipaul, V. S. Bend in the River, A 1979
M-084 1 017 168 Bowen, Elizabeth Death of the Heart, The 1938
L-085 1 016 169 Burroughs, Edgar Rice Tarzan of the Apes 1914
K-086 1 015 173 McCullough, Colleen Thorn Birds, The 1977
M-087 1 014 174 Bennett, Arnold Old Wives' Tale, The 1908
K-088 1 013 175 Carr, Caleb Alienist, The 1994
K-089 1 012 177 Berg, Elizabeth Talk Before Sleep 1994
M-089 1 012 178 Green, Henry Loving 1945
L-090 1 011 179 Guest, Judith Ordinary People 1976
K-090 1 011 180 Pilcher, Rosamunde Shell Seekers, The 1987
K-091 1 010 181 Brown, Rita Mae Rubyfruit Jungle 1973
M-091 1 010 182 Caldwell, Erskine Tobacco Road 1932
R-091 1 010 183 Fitzgerald, F. Scott This Side of Paradise 1920
K-093 1 008 185 Conroy, Pat Prince of Tides, The 1986
R-093 1 008 186 Fowles, John French Lieutenant's Woman, The 1969
M-093 1 008 187 Fowles, John Magus, The 1966
M-095 1 006 189 Murdoch, Iris Under the Net 1954
R-096 1 005 190 Fitzgerald, F. Scott Beautiful and Damned, The 1922
L-096 1 005 191 Price, Reynolds Kate Vaiden 1986
M-097 1 004 192 Bowles, Paul Sheltering Sky, The 1949
M-098 1 003 193 Cain, James M. Postman Always Rings Twice, The 1934
K-098 1 003 194 de Bernieres, Louis Corelli's Mandolin 1994
R-098 1 003 195 Forster, E. M. Where Angels Fear to Tread 1905
L-099 1 002 196 Agee, James Death in the Family, A 1957
M-099 1 002 197 Donleavy, J. P. Ginger Man, The 1955
K-099 1 002 198 Michener, James A. Hawaii 1959
M-100 1 001 199 Tarkington, Booth Magnificent Ambersons, The 1918
L-100 1 001 200 White, T. H. Once and Future King, The 1953
L-104 1 -003 204 Galsworthy, John Forsyte Saga, The 1922
L-105 1 -004 205 Chandler, Raymond Big Sleep, The 1939
L-112 1 -011 206 Trumbo, Dalton Johnny Got His Gun 1939
L-114 1 -013 207 Oates, Joyce Carol Them 1969
L-120 1 -019 209 Tyler, Anne Breathing Lessons 1988
L-121 1 -020 210 Blume, Judy Are You There God, It's Me Margaret 1970
L-122 1 -021 211 Tyler, Anne Accidental Tourist, The 1985
L-125 1 -024 213 O'Connor, Flannery Wise Blood 1952
L-134 1 -033 214 Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan Yearling, The 1938
L-135 1 -034 215 Wouk, Herman Winds of War, The 1971
L-137 1 -036 216 Maugham, W. Somerset Razor's Edge, The 1944
L-139 1 -038 217 Steinbeck, John Pearl, The 1947
L-144 1 -043 218 Welty, Eudora Curtain of Green, A 1941
L-145 1 -044 219 Greene, Graham End of the Affair, The 1951
L-147 1 -046 220 Wouk, Herman Caine Mutiny, The 1951
L-149 1 -048 221 Stone, Irving Agony and the Ecstasy, The 1961


1st web edition posted 2/26/99 (last updated 5/25/04).
2nd web edition posted 6/24/05 (last updated 3/26/13).
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