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Lanark: Life in Four Books: A Life in 4 Books (Canongate Classics)
1.  Lanark: Life in Four Books: A Life in 4 Books (Canongate Classics) by Alasdair Gray
The list author says:
  "A candidate for the finest novel to have come out of Scotland for the last fifty years."
Used & New from: £0.58
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Mr Phillips
2.  Mr Phillips by John Lanchester
The list author says:
  "Superb, funny, moving, Voltairian alienation!"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Sombrero Fallout ("Rebel Inc." Classics)
3.  Sombrero Fallout ("Rebel Inc." Classics) by Richard Brautigan
The list author says:
  "My favourite piece of Brautigan magic."
Used & New from: £12.86
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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The Death of Sweet Mister
4.  The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell
The list author says:
  "Very affecting piece of modern Southern noir. Dashiel Hammett meets Cormac McCarthy."
Used & New from: £61.51
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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City of the Mind
5.  City of the Mind by Penelope Lively
The list author says:
  "Ignored London novel that is Iain Sinclair/Peter Ackroyd-lite. But in a good way!"
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Hawksmoor
6.  Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
The list author says:
  "Ackroyd has given us a new view of London by remembering its old byways. Top."
Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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L'Assommoir (Oxford World's Classics)
7.  L'Assommoir (Oxford World's Classics) by Émile Zola
The list author says:
  "Zola at his best? A withering attack on society which, although a century old, is still relevant today."
Used & New from: £1.25
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Invisible Man (Essential Penguin)
8.  Invisible Man (Essential Penguin) by Ralph Ellison
The list author says:
  "One of the most important books published in the States in the 50's and 60's."
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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The Ogre (Penguin Modern Classics)
9.  The Ogre (Penguin Modern Classics) by Michel Tournier
The list author says:
  "Why oh why is this utterly fabulous book so under-read and so difficult to get hold of?"
Used & New from: £27.86
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Sweetness
10.  Sweetness by Torgny Lindgren
The list author says:
  "Perfectly formed marvelous fable. Harvill at their best."
Used & New from: £4.25
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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