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The Magus (Vintage Classics)
1.  The Magus (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
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  "John Fowles is a literary genius & this is his finest work. If you're daunted by the size, try The Collector first!"
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The Remains of the Day
2.  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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  "Ishiguro's booker prize winner & probably his best. Wonderful language, a nostalgic page turner."
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Laughter in the Dark (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  Laughter in the Dark (Penguin Modern Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov
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  "If you haven't read Nabokov. Do. Lolita has the acclaim. This is an immensely readable introduction."
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Burmese Days (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  Burmese Days (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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  "Less famous than 1984 & Animal Farm, but of similar stature. If you have an interest in the British Empire you won't put it down."
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Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics)
5.  Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
The list author says:
  "A modern classic that deserves the hype."
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The Brothers Karamazov (Dover Giant Thrift Editions)
6.  The Brothers Karamazov (Dover Giant Thrift Editions) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The list author says:
  "Don't let the size and stature put you off. Dostoyevsky is really readable. Try this or Crime & Punishment."
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An American Tragedy (Signet Classics)
7.  An American Tragedy (Signet Classics) by Theodore Dreiser
The list author says:
  "Another thick text, but by no means hard going."
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Disgrace
8.  Disgrace by J M Coetzee
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  "Nobel prize, Booker prize. I hardly need to add further praise."
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
9.  The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré
The list author says:
  "The classic spy novel by which all others are judged."
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth Classics)
10.  The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth Classics) by Oscar Wilde
The list author says:
  "Simply brilliant. After reading, you'll be distraught he only wrote the one novel."
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Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials")
11.  Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
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  "A short classic. Few better ways to spend a couple of hours."
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
12.  Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The list author says:
  "Always good. Hundred years of solitude & Love in the time of Cholera are superb. This is a great & short introduction if you haven't read Marquez."
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Catch-22
13.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "You cannot fail to be amused by the ironies of this masterpiece."
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The Old Man and the Sea
14.  The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The list author says:
  "It will take little more than an hour, then you can go find another Hemingway. For Whom the Bell Tolls should be next on your list."
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Brave New World
15.  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The list author says:
  "Huxley's futuristic masterpiece. This, 1984 & Handmaid's Tale are superb."
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To Kill A Mockingbird
16.  To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  "It hasn't sold over 30 million copies without good reason."
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Money: A Suicide Note
17.  Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis
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  "One for the materialistic out there."
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American Psycho
18.  American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The list author says:
  "Disturbingly readable."
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The Fountainhead (Penguin Modern Classics)
19.  The Fountainhead (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ayn Rand
The list author says:
  "Ayn Rand is well worth reading. This & Atlas Shrugged are the best."
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Heart Of Darkness
20.  Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The list author says:
  "Nostromo & Heart of Darkness are my favourite Conrad."
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A Personal Matter
21.  A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe
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  "An honest account from the heart of a Nobel laureate."
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