The Guardian's 1000 novels everyone must read

In January 2009, the Guardian's Review team and a panel of expert judges uilt up a list of the est novels from any de!ade and in any language"

Comedy

#u!$y Jim y %ingsley &mis 'oney y 'artin &mis (he Information y 'artin &mis (he )ottle *a!tory +uting y )eryl )ain ridge &!!ording to ,ueeney y )eryl )ain ridge *lau ert's -arrot y Julian )arnes & .istory of the /orld in 00 012 2hapters y Julian )arnes &ugustus 2arp, 3s4" y .imself5 )eing the &uto iography of a Really Good 'an y .enry .owarth )ashford 'olloy y 6amuel )e!$ett 7ulei$a 8o son y 'ax )eer ohm (he &dventures of &ugie 'ar!h y 6aul )ellow (he 9n!ommon Reader y &lan )ennett ,ueen #u!ia y 3* )enson (he &s!ent of Rum 8oodle y /3 )owman & Good 'an in &fri!a y /illiam )oyd (he .istory 'an y 'al!olm )rad ury :o )ed for )a!on y 2aryl )rahms and 6J 6imon Illywha!$er y -eter 2arey & 6eason in 6inji y J# 2arr (he .arpole Report y J# 2arr (he .earing (rumpet y #eonora 2arrington 'ister Johnson y Joy!e 2ary (he .orse's 'outh y Joy!e 2ary 8on ,uixote y 'iguel de 2ervantes (he 2ase of the Gilded *ly y 3dmund 2rispin Just /illiam y Ri!hmal 2rompton (he -rovin!ial #ady y 3' 8elafield 6lou!hing (owards %alama;oo y -eter 8e <ries (he -i!$wi!$ -apers y 2harles 8i!$ens 'artin 2hu;;lewit y 2harles 8i!$ens Ja!4ues the *atalist and his 'aster y 8enis 8iderot & *airy (ale of :ew =or$ y J- 8onleavy (he 2ommitments y Roddy 8oyle 3nnui y 'aria 3dgeworth 2heese y /illem 3lss!hot )ridget Jones's 8iary y .elen *ielding Joseph &ndrews y .enry *ielding

(om Jones y .enry *ielding 2apri!e y Ronald *ir an$ )ouvard et ->!u!het y Gustave *lau ert (owards the 3nd of the 'orning y 'i!hael *rayn (he -olygots y /illiam Gerhardie 2old 2omfort *arm y 6tella Gi ons Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol + lomov y Ivan Gon!harov (he /ind in the /illows y %enneth Grahame )rewster's 'illions y Ri!hard Greaves ?George )arr '!2ut!heon@ 64uire .aggard's Journal y 'i!hael Green +ur 'an in .avana y Graham Greene (ravels with 'y &unt y Graham Greene Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith (he #ittle /orld of 8on 2amillo y Giovanni Guares!hi (he 2urious In!ident of the 8og in the :ightAtime y 'ar$ .addon 2at!hA22 y Joseph .eller 'r )landings )uilds .is 8ream .ouse y 3ri! .odg$ins .igh *idelity y :i!$ .orn y I 6erved the %ing of 3ngland y )ohumil .ra al (he #e!turer's (ale y James .ynes 'r :orris 2hanges (rains y 2hristopher Isherwood (he 'ighty /al;er .oward y Ja!o son -i!tures from an Institution y Randall Jarrell Three Men in a Boat by erome ! erome *innegans /a$e y James Joy!e The Castle by "ran# !afka #a$e /o egon 8ays y Garrison %eillor 8eath and the -enguin y &ndrey %ur$ov (he 8e t to -leasure y John #an!hester #'.istoire de Gil )las de 6antillane ?Gil )las@ &lainARen> #esage 2hanging -la!es y 8avid #odge :i!e /or$ y 8avid #odge (he (owers of (re i;ond y Rose 'a!aulay 3ngland, (heir 3ngland y &G 'a!donell /his$y Galore y 2ompton 'a!$en;ie 'emoirs of a Gnosti! 8warf y 8avid 'adsen 2a$es and &le A +r, the 6$eleton in the 2up oard y / 6omerset 'augham (ales of the 2ity y &rmistead 'aupin )right #ights, )ig 2ity y Jay '!Inerney -u!$oon y 6pi$e 'illigan (he Restraint of )easts y 'agnus 'ills 2harade y John 'ortimer (itmuss Regained y John 'ortimer $nder the Net by %ris Murdo&h

-nin y <ladimir :a o$ov -ale *ire y <ladimir :a o$ov *ireflies y 6hiva :aipaul (he 6a!red )oo$ of the /erewolf y <i!tor -elevin #a 8isparition y Georges -ere! #es Revenentes y Georges -ere! #a <ie 'ode d'3mploi y Georges -ere! 'y 6ear!h for /arren .arding y Ro ert -lun$ett & 8an!e to the 'usi! of (ime y &nthony -owell & (ime to e )orn y 8awn -owell 3x!ellent /omen y )ar ara -ym #ess (han &ngels y )ar ara -ym 7a;ie in the 'etro y Raymond ,ueneau 6olomon Gurs$y /as .ere y 'orde!ai Ri!hler &lms for + livion y 6imon Raven -ortnoy's 2omplaint y -hilip Roth (he /estminster &li!e y 6a$i (he 9n eara le )assington y 6a$i .urrah for 6t (rinian's y Ronald 6earle Great &pes y /ill 6elf -orterhouse )lue y (om 6harpe )lott on the #ands!ape y (om 6harpe +ffi!e -oliti!s y /ilfrid 6heed )elles #ettres -apers5 & :ovel y 2harles 6immons 'oo y Jane 6miley (opper (a$es a (rip y (horne 6mith (he &dventures of *erdinand 2ount *athom y (o ias 6mollett (he &dventures of Roderi!$ Random y (o ias 6mollett (he &dventures of -eregrine -i!$le y (o ias 6mollett (he 3xpedition of .umphry 2lin$er y (o ias 6mollett (he -rime of 'iss Jean )rodie y 'uriel 6par$ (he Girls of 6lender 'eans y 'uriel 6par$ (he 8river's 6eat y 'uriel 6par$ #oitering with Intent y 'uriel 6par$ & *ar 2ry from %ensington y 'uriel 6par$ (he #ife and +pinions of (ristram 6handy, Gentleman y #auren!e 6terne /hite 'an *alling y 'i$e 6to!$s .andley 2ross y R6 6urtees & (ale of a (u y Jonathan 6wift -enrod y )ooth (ar$ington (he #u!$ of )arry #yndon y /illiam 'a$epea!e (ha!$eray )efore #un!h y &ngela (hir$ell (ropi! of Ruislip y #eslie (homas & 2onfedera!y of 8un!es y John %ennedy (oole )ar!hester (owers y &nthony (rollope

<enus on the .alfA6hell y %ilgore (rout (he 'ysterious 6tranger y 'ar$ (wain (he /it!hes of 3astwi!$ y John 9pdi$e )rea$fast of 2hampions y %urt <onnegut Infinite Jest y 8avid *oster /alla!e 8e!line and *all y 3velyn /augh <ile )odies y 3velyn /augh )la!$ 'is!hief y 3velyn /augh 6!oop y 3velyn /augh (he #oved +ne y 3velyn /augh ' (andful of Dust by )velyn *augh (he #ife and #oves of a 6heA8evil y *ay /eldon (ono )ungay y .G /ells 'olesworth y Geoffrey /illans and Ronald 6earle (he /im ledon -oisoner y :igel /illiams &ngloA6axon &ttitudes y &ngus /ilson 6omething *resh y -G /odehouse -i!!adilly Jim y -G /odehouse (han$ =ou Jeeves y -G /odehouse .eavy /eather y -G /odehouse (he 2ode of the /oosters y -G /odehouse Joy in the 'orning y -G /odehouse

Crime

(he 'an with the Golden &rm y :elson &lgren *antomas y 'ar!el &llain and -ierre 6ouvestre (he 'as$ of 8imitrios y 3ri! &m ler )+ita+h for a S+y by )ri& 'mbler Journey into *ear y 3ri! &m ler The Ne, -ork Trilogy by .aul 'uster (rent's #ast 2ase y 32 )entley (he -oisoned 2ho!olates 2ase y &nthony )er$eley (he )east 'ust 8ie y :i!holas )la$e #ady &udley's 6e!ret y 'ary 3 )raddon (he :eon Rain y James #ee )ur$e (he (in Roof )lowdown y James #ee )ur$e (he (hirtyA:ine 6teps y John )u!han Greenmantle y John )u!han (he &sphalt Jungle y /R )urnett The .ostman 'l,ays /ings T,i&e by ames M Cain 8ou le Indemnity y James ' 2ain (rue .istory of the :ed %elly Gang y -eter 2arey (he .ollow 'an y John 8i!$son 2arr The Big Slee+ by /aymond Chandler

(he #ong Good ye y Raymond 2handler :o +r!hids for 'iss )landish y James .adley 2hase (he Riddle of the 6ands y 3rs$ine 2hilders &nd (hen (here /ere :one y &gatha 2hristie (he 'ysterious &ffair at 6tyles y &gatha 2hristie (he 'urder of Roger &!$royd y &gatha 2hristie (he 'urder at the <i!arage y &gatha 2hristie (he 6e!ret &dversary y &gatha 2hristie (he /oman in /hite y /il$ie 2ollins (he 'oonstone y /il$ie 2ollins & 6tudy in 6!arlet y &rthur 2onan 8oyle (he .ound of the )as$ervilles y &rthur 2onan 8oyle (he 6ign of *our y &rthur 2onan 8oyle (he 'an!hurian 2andidate y Ri!hard 2ondon (he 6e!ret &gent y Joseph 2onrad 9nder /estern 3yes y Joseph 2onrad -ostmortem y -atri!ia 2ornwell (he &ndromeda 6train y 'i!hael 2ri!hton Jurassi! -ar$ y 'i!hael 2ri!hton -oeti! Justi!e y &manda 2ross (he Ip!ress *ile y #en 8eighton #ast 6een /earing y 2olin 8exter (he Remorseful 8ay y 2olin 8exter Rat$ing y 'i!hael 8i din 8ead #agoon y 'i!hael 8i din 8irty (ri!$s y 'i!hael 8i din & Ri!h *ull 8eath y 'i!hael 8i din <endetta y 'i!hael 8i din Crime and .unishment by "yodor Dostoevsky 'n 'meri&an Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser 'y 2ousin Ra!hel y 8aphne du 'aurier The Count of Monte Cristo by 'le0andre Dumas (he -ledge y *riedri!h 8urrenmatt (he 2rime of *ather &mado y Jos> 'aria de 3Ba de ,ueiro; The Name of the /ose by $mberto )&o &meri!an -sy!ho y )ret 3aston 3llis #& 2onfidential y James 3llroy (he )ig :owhere y James 3llroy & ,uiet )elief in &ngels y RJ 3llory 6an!tuary y /illiam *aul$ner 2asino Royale y Ian *leming Goldfinger y Ian *leming =ou +nly #ive (wi!e y Ian *leming (he 8ay of the Ja!$al y *rederi!$ *orsyth )righton Ro!$ y Graham Greene

& Gun for 6ale y Graham Greene (he 'inistry of *ear y Graham Greene (he (hird 'an y Graham Greene & (ime to %ill y John Grisham (he %ing of (orts y John Grisham .angover 64uare y -atri!$ .amilton (he Glass %ey y 8ashiell .ammett (he 'altese *al!on y 8ashiell .ammett Red .arvest y 8ashiell .ammett (he (hin 'an y 8ashiell .ammett *atherland y Ro ert .arris )la!$ 6unday y (homas .arris Red 8ragon y (homas .arris (ourist 6eason y 2arl .iaasen (he *riends of 3ddie 2oyle y George < .iggins 6trangers on a (rain y -atri!ia .ighsmith (he (alented 'r Ripley y -atri!ia .ighsmith )ones and 6ilen!e y Reginald .ill & Rage in .arlem y 2hester .imes 'iss 6milla's *eeling for 6now y -eter .oeg Rogue 'ale y Geoffrey .ousehold 'ali!e &forethought y *ran!is Iles 6ilen!e of the Grave y &rnadur Indridason 8eath at the -resident's #odging y 'i!hael Innes 2over .er *a!e y -8 James & (aste for 8eath y -8 James *riday the Ra i 6lept #ate y .arry %emelman 'isery y 6tephen %ing 8olores 2lai orne y 6tephen %ing %im y Rudyard %ipling (he 2onstant Gardener y John le 2arre (in$er, (ailor, 6oldier, 6py y John le 2arre (he 6py /ho 2ame in from the 2old y John le 2arre (o %ill a 'o!$ing ird y .arper #ee C2 -i!$Aup y 3lmore #eonard Get 6horty y 3lmore #eonard 'otherless )roo$lyn y Jonathan #ethem (he )ourne Identity y Ro ert #udlum 2op .ater y 3d '!)ain :o 2ountry for +ld 'en y 2orma! '!2arthy 3nduring #ove y Ian '!3wan 6idetra!$ed y .enning 'an$ell 8evil in a )lue 8ress y /alter 'osley (he Great Impersonation y 3 -hillips +ppenheim (he 6trange )orders of -ala!e 2res!ent y 3 -hillips +ppenheim

'y :ame is Red y +rhan -amu$ (oxi! 6ho!$ y 6ara -arets$y )la!$list y 6ara -arets$y :ineteen 6eventy *our y 8avid -ea!e :ineteen 6eventy 6even y 8avid -ea!e (he )ig )lowdown y George -ele!anos .ard Revolution y George -ele!anos #ush #ife y Ri!hard -ri!e (he Godfather y 'ario -u;o < y (homas -yn!hon (he 2rying of #ot D9 y (homas -yn!hon )la!$ and )lue y Ian Ran$in (he .anging Gardens y Ian Ran$in 3xit 'usi! y Ian Ran$in Judgment in 6tone y Ruth Rendell #ive *lesh y Ruth Rendell 8issolution y 2J 6ansom /hose )odyE y 8orothy # 6ayers 'urder 'ust &dvertise y 8orothy #e 6ayers (he 'adman of )ergera! y Georges 6imenon (he )lue Room y Georges 6imenon (he #aughing -oli!eman y 'aj 6jowall and -er /ahloo Gor$y -ar$ y 'artin 2ru; 6mith 1f Mi&e and Men by ohn Steinbe&k (he #eague of *rightened 'en y Rex 6tout -erfume y -atri!$ 6us$ind (he 6e!ret .istory y 8onna (artt (he 8aughter of (ime y Josephine (ey (he Getaway y Jim (hompson -udd'nhead /ilson y 'ar$ (wain & 8ar$A&dapted 3ye y )ar ara <ine & *atal inversion y )ar ara <ine %ing 6olomon's 2arpet y )ar ara <ine (he *our Just 'en y 3dgar /alla!e *ingersmith y 6arah /aters :ative 6on y Ri!hard /right Therese /a2uin by )mile 3ola

"amily and self

(he *a!e of &nother y %o o & e #ittle /omen y #ouisa 'ay &l!ott )ehind the 6!enes at the 'useum y %ate &t$inson 2at's 3ye y 'argaret &twood 3pilepti! y 8avid )

Room (emperature y :i!holson )a$er 3ugenie Grandet y .onore de )al;a! 4e .ere Goriot by (onore de Bal#a& (he 2row Road y Iain )an$s (he # 6haped Room y #ynne Reid )an$s *un .ome y &lison )e!hdel 'alone 8ies y 6amuel )e!$ett & #ega!y y 6y ille )edford (er#og by Saul Bello, (umboldt's Gift by Saul Bello, (he +ld /ives' (ale y &rnold )ennett G y John )erger 3xtin!tion y (homas )ernhard (wo 6erious #adies y Jane )owles &ny .uman .eart y /illiam )oyd (he 8eath of <irgil y .ermann )ro!h 3velina y *anny )urney (he /ay of &ll *lesh y 6amuel )utler (he 6ound of my <oi!e y Ron )utlin (he +utsider y &l ert 2amus /ise 2hildren y &ngela 2arter (he -rofessor's .ouse y /illa 2ather (he /apshot 2hroni!le y John 2heever The ',akening by !ate Cho+in #es 3nfants (erri le y Jean 2o!teau (he <aga ond y 6idonieAGa rielle 2olette 'anservant and 'aidservant y Ivy 2omptonA)urnett )eing 8ead y Jim 2ra!e ,uarantine y Jim 2ra!e (he 'andarins y 6imone de )eauvoir Roxana y 8aniel 8efoe Great )0+e&tations by Charles Di&kens (he )rothers %arama;ov y *yodor 8ostoevs$y 'y :ew =or$ 8iary y Julie 8ou!et (he 'illstone y 'argaret 8ra le 'y *amily and +ther &nimals y Gerald 8urrell 6ilen!e y 6husa$u 3ndo (he Gathering y &nne 3nright 'iddlesex y Jeffrey 3ugenides &s I #ay 8ying y /illiam *aul$ner (he 6ound and the *ury y /illiam *aul$ner (he 6portswriter y Ri!hard *ord .owards 3nd y 3' *orster 6pies y 'i!hael *rayn .ideous %in$y y 3sther *reud

(he 'an of -roperty y John Galsworthy 'ary )arton y 3li;a eth Gas$ell (he Immoralist y &ndre Gide (he <ati!an 2ellars y &ndre Gide (he <i!ar of /a$efield y +liver Goldsmith (he -ower and the Glory y Graham Greene (unger by !nut (amsun (he 6hrimp and the &nemone y #- .artley (he +ld 'an and the 6ea y 3rnest .emingway 6teppenwolf y .erman .esse :ar;iss and Goldmund y .ermann .esse (he (hree -aradoxes y -aul .orns!hemeier (om )rown's 6!hooldays y (homas .ughes & -rayer for +wen 'eany y John Irving (he &m assadors y .enry James *ashington S2uare by (enry ames (he (ortoise and the .are y 3li;a eth Jen$ins (he 9nfortunates y )6 Johnson & -ortrait of the &rtist as a =oung 'an y James Joy!e 9lysses y James Joy!e Good )ehaviour y 'olly %eane 'emet my .aw$ y =asar %emal +ne *lew +ver the 2u!$oo's :est y %en %esey (he )uddha of 6u ur ia y .anif %ureishi Sons and 4overs by D( 4a,ren&e 2ider with Rosie y #aurie #ee Invitation to the /alt; y Rosamond #ehmann (he Golden :ote oo$ y 8oris #essing .ow Green was 'y <alley y Ri!hard #lewellyn 'artin 3den y Ja!$ #ondon 9nder the <ol!ano y 'al!olm #owry (he 'em er of the /edding y 2arson '!2ullers -ala!e /al$ y :agui 'ahfou; (he &ssistant y )ernard 'alamud )udden roo$s y (homas 'ann (he 2hateau y /illiam 'axwell (he Re!tor's 8aughter y *' 'ayor (he +rdeal of Ri!hard *evere$ y George 'eredith *amily 'atters y Rohinton 'istry 6our 6weet y (imothy 'o (he #onely -assion of Judith .earne y )rian 'oore (he )luest 3ye y (oni 'orrison 6ong of 6olomon y (oni 'orrison /ho 8o =ou (hin$ =ou &reE y &li!e 'unro (he )la!$ -rin!e y Iris 'urdo!h

The Man *ithout 5ualities by /obert Musil & .ouse for 'r )iswas y <6 :aipaul &tA6wimA(woA)irds y *lann +')rien (ea!h 9s to +utgrow +ur 'adness y %e;a uro +e (he 'oviegoer y /al$er -er!y The Bell ar by Sylvia .lath 'y :ame Is &sher #ev y 2haim -oto$ (he Good 2ompanions y J) -riestley (he 6hipping :ews y 3 &nnie -roulx Remem ran!e of (hings -ast y 'ar!el -roust & 'arried 'an y -iers -aul Read -ointed Roofs y 8orothy Ri!hardson (he *ortunes of Ri!hard 'ahoney y .enry .andel Ri!hardson 2all it 6leep y .enry Roth Julie, ou la :ouvelle .eloise y JeanAJa!4ues Rousseau (he God of 6mall (hings y &rundhati Roy (he 2at!her in the Rye y J8 6alinger &l erta and Ja!o y 2ora 6andel & 6uita le )oy y <i$ram 6eth 9nless y 2arol 6hields /e :eed to (al$ & out %evin y #ionel 6hriver (he (hree 6isters y 'ay 6in!lair (he *amily 'os$at or (he 'anor or (he 3state y Isaa! )ashevis 6inger & (housand &!res y Jane 6miley +n )eauty y 7adie 6mith (he 'an /ho #oved 2hildren y 2hristina 6tead 3ast of 3den y John 6tein e!$ )allet 6hoes y :oel 6treatfield Confessions of 3eno by %talo Svevo (he 'agnifi!ent &m ersons y )ooth (ar$ington &ngel y 3li;a eth (aylor #ar$ Rise to 2andleford y *lora (hompson (he )la!$water #ightship y 2olm (oi in (he 6e!ret 8iary of &drian 'ole, &ged 0F F1D y 6ue (ownsend 8eath in 6ummer y /illiam (revor "athers and Sons by %van Turgenev -ea!e in /ar y 'iguel de 9namuno (he Ra it +mni us y John 9pdi$e (he 2olor -urple y &li!e /al$er Jimmy 2orrigan, (he 6marest %id on 3arth y 2hris /are 'orvern 2allar y &lan /arner (he .istory of 'r -olly y .G /ells (he *ountain +verflows y Re e!!a /est *rost in 'ay y &ntonia /hite (he (ree of 'an y -atri!$ /hite

(he -i!ture of 8orian Gray y +s!ar /ilde +ranges &re :ot the +nly *ruit y Jeanette /interson I'll Go to )ed at :oon y Gerard /oodward To the 4ighthouse by 6irginia *oolf Mrs Dallo,ay by 6irginia *oolf 6wiss *amily Ro inson y Johann 8avid /yss

4ove

#e Grand 'eaulnes y .enri &lainA*ournier 8om 2asmurro Joa4uim y 'aria 'a!hado de &ssis :orthanger & ey y Jane &usten Sense and Sensibility by ane 'usten .ride and .re7udi&e by ane 'usten 'ansfield -ar$ y Jane &usten 3mma y Jane &usten -ersuasion y Jane &usten Giovanni's Room y James )aldwin :ightwood y 8juna )arnes (he Garden of the *in;iA2ortinis y Giorgio )assani #ove for #ydia y .3 )ates 'ore 8ie of .eart rea$ y 6aul )ellow #orna 8oone y R8 )la!$more (he 8eath of the .eart y 3li;a eth )owen (he .eat of the 8ay y 3li;a eth )owen Jane 3yre y 2harlotte )ronte <ilette y 2harlotte )ronte /uthering .eights y 3mily )ronte #oo$ &t 'e y &nita )roo$ner Ru yfruit Jungle y Rita 'ae )rown -ossession y &6 )yatt Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Ca+ote +s!ar and #u!inda y -eter 2arey & 'onth in the 2ountry y J# 2arr 'y &ntonia y /illa 2ather & #ost #ady y /illa 2ather 2laudine a l'e!ole y 6idonieAGa rielle 2olette 2heri y 6idonieAGa rielle 2ollette <i!tory5 &n Island (ale y Joseph 2onrad (he -rin!ess of 2leves y 'adame de #afayette (he -arasites y 8aphne du 'aurier /ebe&&a by Da+hne du Maurier The 4over by Marguerite Duras &dam )ede y George 3liot 8aniel 8eronda y George 3liot

(he 'ill on the *loss y George 3liot (he <irgin 6ui!ides y Jeffrey 3ugenides The Great Gatsby by " S&ott "it#gerald Tender is the Night by " S&ott "it#gerald (he )lue *lower y -enelope *it;gerald Madame Bovary by Gustave "laubert (he Good 6oldier y *ord 'adox *ord & Room with a <iew y 3' *orster The "ren&h 4ieutenant's *oman by ohn "o,les (he 6now Goose y -aul Galli!o Ruth y 3li;a eth Gas$ell 6trait is the Gate y &ndre Gide 6unset 6ong y #ewis Grassi! Gi on (he 6orrows of =oung /erther y Johann /olfgang Goethe #iving y .enry Green The )nd of the 'ffair by Graham Greene (he /ell of #oneliness y Rad!lyffe .all *ar *rom the 'adding 2rowd y (homas .ardy Jude the + s!ure y (homas .ardy Tess of the D'$rbervilles by Thomas (ardy (he /oodlanders y (homas .ardy (he GoA)etween y #- .artley (he 6!arlet #etter y :athaniel .awthorne (he (ransit of <enus y 6hirley .a;;ard ' "are,ell to 'rms by )rnest (eming,ay (he Infamous &rmy y Georgette .eyer Regen!y )u!$ y Georgette .eyer (he 6wimmingA-ool #i rary y &lan .ollinghurst Green 'ansions5 & Roman!e of the (ropi!al *orest y /. .udson (heir 3yes /ere /at!hing God y 7ora :eale .urston 2rome =ellow y &ldous .uxley The /emains of the Day by !a#uo %shiguro .ortrait of a 4ady by (enry ames (he /ings of the 8ove y .enry James (he -iano (ea!her y 3lfriede Jeline$ )eauty and 6addness y =asunari %awa ata (he *ar -avillions y 'ary 'argaret %aye 7or a the Gree$ y :i$os %a;ant;a$is 'oon over &fri!a y -amela %ent (he )oo$ of #aughter and *orgetting y 'ilan %undera The $nbearable 4ightness of Being by Milan !undera 4es 4iaisons Dangereuses by .ierre8'mbroise8"ran&ois Choderlos de 4a&los 4ady Chatterley's 4over by D( 4a,ren&e (he Rain ow y 8. #awren!e *omen in 4ove by D( 4a,ren&e

(he 3!hoing Grove y Rosamond #ehmann (he /eather in the 6treets y Rosamond #ehmann Gentlemen -refer )londes y &nita #oos 7ami y &udre #orde *oreign &ffairs y &lison #urie 6amar$and y &min 'aalouf Death in 6eni&e by Thomas Mann (he 6ilent 8u!hess y 8a!ia 'araini & .eart 6o /hite y Javier 'arias #ove in the (ime of 2holera y Ga riel Gar!ia 'ar4ue; +f .uman )ondage y 6omerset 'augham 6o #ong, 6ee you (omorrow y /illiam 'axwell (he .eart is a #onely .unter y 2arson '!2ullers 'tonement by %an M&),an (he 2hild in (ime y Ian '!3wan (he 3goist y George 'eredith (ropi! of 2an!er y .enry 'iller -atien!e and 6arah y Isa el 'iller Gone /ith the /ind y 'argaret 'it!hell (he -ursuit of #ove y :an!y 'itford #ove in a 2old 2limate y :an!y 'itford &rturo's Island y 3lsa 'orante :orwegian /ood y .aru$i 'ura$ami 4olita9 or the Confessions of a *hite *ido,ed Male by 6ladimir Nabokov (he -ainter of 6igns y R% :arayan 8elta of <enus y &nais :in &ll 6ouls 8ay y 2ees :oote oom (he 3nglish -atient y 'i!hael +ndaatje 8o!tor 7hivago y )oris -asterna$ 'anon #es!aut y & e -revost /ide 6argasso 6ea y Jean Rhys 'auri!e Guest y .enry .andel Ri!hardson -amela y 6amuel Ri!hardson 2larissa y 6amuel Ri!hardson Gilead y 'arilynne Ro inson )onjour (ristesse y *ran!oise 6agan &li and :ino y %ur an 6aid #ight =ears y James 6alter & 6port and a -asstime y James 6alter (he Reader y )enhard4 6!hlin$ (he Relu!tant +rphan y &ara 6eale #ove 6tory y 3ri! 6egal 3nemies, a #ove 6tory y Isaa! )ashevis 6inger &t Grand 2entral 6tation I 6at 8own and /ept y 3li;a eth 6mart I 2apture the 2astle y 8odie 6mith

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State of the nation

(hings *all &part y 2hinua &!he e &nthills of the 6avannah y 2hinua &!he e #ondon *ields y 'artin &mis 9ntou!ha le y 'ul$ Raj &nand Go (ell it on the 'ountain y James )aldwin #a 2omedie .umaine y .onore de )al;a! (hey /ere 2ounted y 'i$los )anffy & %ind of #oving y 6tan )arstow 9n!le (om's 2a in y .arriet )ee!her 6towe +roono$o, or (he Royal 6lave y &phra )ehn 2layhanger y &rnold )ennett (he #ast 6eptem er y 3li;a eth )owen Room at the (op y John )raine & 8ry /hite 6eason y &ndre )rin$ 6hirley y 2harlotte )ronte 3arthly -owers y &nthony )urgess (he <irgin in the Garden y &6 )yatt (o a!!o Road y 3rs$ine 2aldwell (he -lague y &l ert 2amus (he %ingdom of this /orld y &lejo 2arpentier /hat a 2arve 9pG y Jonathan 2oe 8isgra!e y J' 2oet;ee /aiting for the )ar arians y J' 2oe;tee 'i!roserfs y 8ouglas 2oupland 'oll *landers y 8aniel 8efoe 9nderworld y 8on 8e#illo /hite :oise y 8on 8e#illo

& (ale of (wo 2ities y 2harles 8i!$ens )lea$ .ouse y 2harles 8i!$ens 8om ey and 6on y 2harles 8i!$ens .ard (imes y 2harles 8i!$ens #ittle 8orritt y 2harles 8i!$ens +liver (wist y 2harles 8i!$ens -lay It &s It #ays y Joan 8idion 6y il or (he (wo :ations y )enjamin 8israeli )erlin &lexanderplat; y &lfred 8H lin (he )oo$ of 8aniel y 3# 8o!torow :otes from the 9nderground y *yodor 8ostoevs$y (he Idiot y *yodor 8ostoevs$y 96& y John 8os -assos 6ister 2arrie y (heodor 8reiser 2astle Ra!$rent y 'aria 3dgeworth 'iddlemar!h y George 3liot 6ilas 'arner y George 3liot (he Invisi le 'an y Ralph 3llison 6entimental 3du!ation y Gustave *lau ert 3ffi )riest y (heodore *ontane Independen!e 8ay y Ri!hard *ord & -assage to India y 3' *orster (he 2orre!tions y Jonathan *ran;en (he Re!ognitions y /illiam Gaddis 2ranford y 3li;a eth Gas$ell :orth and 6outh y 3li;a eth Gas$ell (he 2ounterfeiters y &ndre Gide (he +dd /omen y George Gissing :ew Gru 6treet y George Gissing July's -eople y :adine Gordimer 'other y 'axim Gor$y #anar$ y &lastair Gray #ove on the 8ole y /alter Greenwood (he 'ayor of 2aster ridge y (homas .ardy & %estrel for a %nave y )arry .ines (he #ine of )eauty y &lan .ollinghurst 6outh Riding y /inifred .olt y #es 'isera les y <i!tor .ugo Good ye to )erlin y 2hristopher Isherwood 2hroni!le in 6tone y Ismael %adare .ow #ate it /as, .ow #ate y James %elman (he #eopard y Giuseppi di #ampedusa & Girl in /inter y -hilip #ar$in -assing y :ella #arsen (he Grass is 6inging y 8oris #essing

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*ar and travel

6ilver 6tallion y Junghyo &hn 8eath of a .ero y Ri!hard &ldington 'aster Georgie y )eryl )ain ridge 8ar$ness *alls from the &ir y :igel )al!hin 3mpire of the 6un y JG )allard Regeneration y -at )ar$er & #ong #ong /ay y 6e astian )arry *air 6tood the /ind for *ran!e y .3 )ates 2arrie's /ar y :ina )awden (he 6avage 8ete!tives y Ro erto )olano (he 6heltering 6$y y -aul )owles &n I!eA2ream /ar y /illiam )oyd /hen the /ind )lows y Raymond )riggs Invisi le 2ities y Italo 2alvino &utoAdaA*e y 3lias 2anetti +ne of +urs y /illa 2ather Journey to the 3nd of the :ight y #ouisA*erdinand 2eline 'on$ey y /u 2h'engAen .eart of 8ar$ness y Joseph 2onrad #ord Jim y Joseph 2onrad :ostromo y Joseph 2onrad 6harpe's 3agle y )ernard 2ornwell (he .istory of -ompey the #ittle y *ran!is 2oventry (he Red )adge of 2ourage y 6tephen 2rane Ro inson 2rusoe y 8aniel 8efoe

)om er y #en 8eighton 8eliveran!e y James 8i!$ey (hree 6oldiers y John 8os -assos 6outh /ind y :orman 8ouglas (he (hree 'us$eteers y &lexandre 8umas Justine y #awren!e 8urrell (he )am oo )ed y /illiam 3astla$e (he 6iege of %rishnapur y JG *arrell )irdsong y 6e astian *aul$s -arade's 3nd y *ord 'adox *ord (he &fri!an ,ueen y 26 *orester (he 6hip y 26 *orester *lashman y George 'a!8onald *raser 2old 'ountain y 2harles *ra;ier (he )ea!h y &lex Garland (o (he 3nds of the 3arth trilogy y /illiam Golding &sterix the Gaul y Rene Gos!inny (he (in 8rum y Gunter Grass 2ount )elisarius y Ro ert Graves #ife and *ate y <assily Grossman 8e :iro's Game y Rawi .age %ing 6olomon's 'ines y . Rider .aggard 6he5 & .istory of &dventure y . Rider .aggard (he 6laves of 6olitude y -atri!$ .amilton 2ovenant with 8eath y John .arris 3nigma y Ro ert .arris (he Good 6oldier 6vej$ y Jaroslav .ase$ *or /hom the )ell (olls y 3rnest .emingway (he -risoner of 7enda y &nthony .ope (he %ite Runner y %haled .osseini & .igh /ind in Jamai!a y Ri!hard .ughes Rasselas y 6amuel Johnson *rom .ere to 3ternity y James Jones &ndersonville y 'a!%inlay %antor 2onfederates y (homas %eneally 6!hindler's &r$ y (homas %eneally 8ay y &# %ennedy +n the Road y Ja!$ %eroua! 8ar$ness at :oon y &rthur %oestler (he -ainted )ird y Jer;y %osins$i If :ot :ow, /henE y -rimo #evi (he 2all of the /ild y Ja!$ #ondon (he Guns of :avarone y &listair 'a!#ean &ll the -retty .orses y 2orma! '!2arthy )lood 'eridian y 2orma! '!2arthy

(he 'ar$ of 7orro y Johnston '!2ulley #onesome 8ove y #arry '!'urty (he :a$ed and the 8ead y :orman 'ailer #a 2ondition .umaine y &ndre 'alraux *ortunes of /ar y +livia 'anning +ne .undred =ears of 6olitude y Ga riel Gar!ia 'ar4ue; (he 2hildren of the :ew *orest y *rederi!$ 'arryat 'o yA8i!$ or, (he /hale y .erman 'elville (ales of the 6outh -a!ifi! y James 'i!hener (he 2ruel 6ea y :i!holas 'onsarrat .istory y 3lsa 'orante 6uite *ran!aise y Irene :emirovs$y (he 6orrow of /ar y )ao :inh 'aster and 2ommander y -atri!$ +')rian (he (hings (hey 2arried y (im +')rien (he 6!arlet -impernel y )aroness 3mmus$a +r!;y )urmese 8ays y George +rwell 7en and the &rt of 'otor!y!le 'aintenan!e y Ro ert -irsig (he <alley of )ones y &nthony -owell (he 6oldier's &rt y &nthony -owell (he 'ilitary -hilosophers y &nthony -owell Gravity's Rain ow y (homas -yn!hon (he 6urprising &dventures of )aron 'un!hausen y Rudolp 3ri!h Raspe &ll ,uiet on the /estern *ront y 3ri!h 'aria Remar4ue (he 2ra with the Golden 2laws y Georges Remi .erge (intin in (i et y Georges Remi .erge (he 2astafiore 3merald y Georges Remi .erge (he 8evil to -ay in the )a!$lands y Joao Guimaraes Rosa 6a!aramou!he y Rafael 6a atini 2aptain )lood y Rafael 6a atini 3verything is Illuminated y Jonathon 6afran *oer (he .unters y James 6alter Ivanhoe y 6ir /alter 6!ott (he Rings of 6aturn y /G 6e ald &usterlit; y /G 6e ald )la!$ )eauty y &nna 6ewell (he =oung #ions y Irwin 6haw & (own #i$e &li!e y :evil 6hute 'aus y &rt 6piegelman (he 2harterhouse of -arma ?*ren!h@ y 6tendhal 2ryptonomi!on y :eil 6tephenson & 6entimental Journey y #awren!e 6terne %idnapped y Ro ert #ouis 6tevenson (reasure Island y Ro ert #ouis 6tevenson & *lag for 6unrise y Ro ert 6tone

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