25 of the best British post-war novels

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Lord of the Flies
1.  Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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The Blue Flower
2.  The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald
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The Golden Notebook (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
3.  The Golden Notebook (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Doris Lessing
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A Clockwork Orange (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  A Clockwork Orange (Penguin Modern Classics) by Anthony Burgess
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Loitering With Intent (VMC)
5.  Loitering With Intent (VMC) by Muriel Spark
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Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics) by Kingsley Amis
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The Jewel In The Crown (The Raj Quartet)
7.  The Jewel In The Crown (The Raj Quartet) by Paul Scott
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A Perfect Spy
8.  A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré
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A House for Mr Biswas
9.  A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
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Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
10.  Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry by B S Johnson
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The Siege Of Krishnapur
11.  The Siege Of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
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Nights At The Circus
12.  Nights At The Circus by Angela Carter
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Arthur & George
13.  Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
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Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics)
14.  Midnight's Children (Vintage Classics) by Salman Rushdie
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Atonement
15.  Atonement by Ian McEwan
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Money: A Suicide Note
16.  Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis
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Waterland
17.  Waterland by Graham Swift
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The Remains of the Day
18.  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Line of Beauty
19.  The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
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Ulverton
20.  Ulverton by Adam Thorpe
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Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
21.  Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
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Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D.H.Lawrence
22.  Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D.H.Lawrence by Geoff Dyer
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Maps for Lost Lovers
23.  Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
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Cloud Atlas
24.  Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
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Remainder
25.  Remainder by Tom McCarthy
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