The best English Books of the 20th Century

selected by piero scaruffi

Writers born between 1940 and 1959

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UK 940 Carter Angela -Magic toyshop,67
UK 940 Carter Angela Nights at the circus,84
UK 940 Carter Angela Wise children,91
UK 940 Chatwin Bruce On the black hill,82
UK 940 Chatwin Bruce Utz,88
UK 940 Chatwin Bruce Viceroy of Ouidah,80
SA 940 Coetzee John In the heart of the country,77
SA 940 Coetzee John Waiting for the barberians,80
SA 940 Coetzee John Michele K,83
SA 940 Coetzee John -Age of iron,90
UK 940 Cook David Albert's memorial,72
UK 940 Cook David Happy endings,74
UK 940 Cook David Walter,78
US 940 Disch Thomas
US 940 Ingalls Rachel -Mrs Caliban,82
US 940 Kostelanetz Rich +
US 940 McGuane Thomas Keep the change,89
US 940 McGuane Thomas V Ninety-two in the shade,73
US 940 McGuane Thomas Something to be desired,84
US 940 McGuane Thomas Sporting club,69
US 940 McGuane Thomas V Bushwhacked piano, 71
IND940 Mukherjee Bharati -Holder of the world,93
IND940 Mukherjee BharatiV Jatsmine,89
AUK940 Patterson Orlando
US 940 Plante David Francoeur trilogy,82
US 940 Spinrad Norman
AUK940 StOmer Garth
US 940 White Edmund -Caracole,85
US 940 White Edmund A boy's own story,82
US 940 White Edmund Forgetting Elena,73
AUS940#Hibberd JAck Dimboola,74
SA 940*Mtshall Oswald +
UK 941 Read Piers -Professor's daughter,71
UK 941 Read Piers V A married man,79
UK 941 Read Piers Season in the west,88
US 941 Theroux Paul -Fong and the indians,68
US 941 Theroux Paul V Mosquito coast,82
US 941 Theroux Paul Waldo,66
US 941 Theroux Paul V Picture palace,79
SA 941 Trapido Barbara Brother of the more famous Jack,82
US 941 Tyler Anne -Earthly possessions,77
US 941 Tyler Anne V Dinner at the homesick restaurant,82
US 941 Tyler Anne V Accidental tourist,85
US 941 Tyler Anne Breathing lessons,88
UK 941#Williams Heathcot AC/DC,70
US 941&Rice Anne V Interview with the vampire,76
UK 942 Hill Susan V I'm the king of the castle,70
UK 942 Hill Susan -Strange meeting,71
UK 942 Hill Susan Bird of night,72
UK 942 Hill Susan Woman in black,83
AUS942 Hospital Janette +
US 942 Irving John Prayer for Owen Meany,89
US 942 Irving John V Cider house rules,85
US 942 Irving John V Hotel New Hampshire,81
US 942 Irving John V The water-method man,72
US 942 Irving John V World according to Garp,78
UK 942 Jacobson Howard Coming from behind,83
UK 942 Jacobson Howard Peeping Tom,84
UK 942 Jacobson Howard Redback,86
US 942 Jong Erica V Fear of flying,74
US 942 Keillor Garrison -Lake Wobegon days,85
UK 942 MacLaverty Bernar Lamb,80
UK 942 MacLaverty BernarV Cal,83
UK 942 Mason Anita Illusionist,83
US 942 Morrison Toni V Bluest eyes,70
US 942 Morrison Toni V Sula,73
US 942 Morrison Toni V Song of Solomon,77
US 942 Morrison Toni V Tar baby,81
US 942 Morrison Toni V Beloved,87
US 942 Morrison Toni V Jazz,92
US 942 Morrison Toni Paradise,97
UK 942 Wilding Michael
AUK942#Aidoo Ama
AUK942#Williamson David Removalists,72
UK 942*Dunn Douglas +
SA 942*Nortje Arthur
UK 942*Williams Hugo
US 942@Crichton Michael V Andromeda strain,69
US 942@Delany Samuel -Stars in my pocket, 84
US 942@Delany Samuel V Dhalgren, 75
UK 943 Barker Pat -Union Street,82
UK 943 Barker Pat -Century's daughter,86
UK 943 Barker Pat V Regeneration,91
AUS943 Carey Peter V Bliss,81
AUS943 Carey Peter Illywhacker,86
AUS943 Carey Peter Oscar and Lucinda,88
AUS943 Carey Peter Tax inspector,92
AUS943 Carey Peter Unusual life, 94
SA 943 Cartwright Justin Interior,88
SA 943 Cartwright Justin Look at it this way,90
SA 943 Cartwright Justin Masai dreaming,93
US 943 Barthelme Fredri Two against one,88
US 943 Barthelme Fredri V Second marriage,84
US 943 Dexter Pete V God's pocket,84
US 943 Dexter Pete Paris Trout,88
US 943 Flanagan Mary -Rose reason,91
US 943 Millhauser Steven Edwin Mullhouse,72
US 943 Millhauser Steven Martin Dressler,96
CND943 Ondaatje Michael English patient,92
CND943 Ondaatje Michael In the skin of a lion,87
UK 943 Sinclair Iain White chappell,87
UK 943 Sinclair Iain Downriver,91
UK 943 Tremain Rose Restoration,89
UK 943#Leigh Mike
US 943#Shepard Sam Fool for love,83
US 943#Shepard Sam Lie of the mind,85
US 943#Shepard Sam Operation sidewinder,70
UK 943#Wilcox Michael Lent,83
US 943*Giovanni Nikki +
UK 943*Sweetman David +
UK 944 Adair Gilbert -Love and death on Long Island,90
US 944 Alther Lisa Kinflicks,76
NIG944 Emecheta Buchi -Slave girl,77
NIG944 Emecheta Buchi Gwendolen,89
US 944 Ford Richard A piece of my heart,76
US 944 Ford Richard Independence day,95
US 944 Ford Richard Sportswriter,86
SA 944 Hope Christopher Kruger's Alp,84
NZ 944 Ihimaera Witi
UK 944 MacKay Shena -Dunedin,92
UK 944 MacKay Shena Redhill rococo,87
US 944 Maupin Armistead Tales of the city,78
US 944 Miller Sue -Family pictures,90
US 944 Miller Sue Good mother,86
US 944 Walker Alice -Possessing the secret of joy,92
US 944 Walker Alice -Temple of my familiar,89
US 944 Walker Alice -Third life of George Copeland,70
US 944 Walker Alice V Color purple,81
US 944 Walker Alice V Meridian,76
AUS944#Buzo Alexander NOrm and Ahmed,67
EIR944*Durcan Paul +
UK 944*Raine Craig +
UK 944*Rumens Carol
SA 944*Serote Mongane +
UK 944*Wright Kit
EIR945 Banville John Book of evidence,89
EIR945 Banville John Doctor Copernicus,76
EIR945 Banville John Kepler,81
EIR945 Banville John Mefisto,87
EIR945 Banville John Newton Letter,82
EIR945 Banville John The Invention of Solitude,82
US 945 Dillard Annie -The living,
US 945 Dillard Annie -Tinker Creek,74
UK 945 Diski Jenny Nothing natural,86
UK 945 Harvey Andrew Burning houses,85
AUK945 Naipaul Shiva Fireflies,70
UK 945 Palliser Charles Quincunx,89
US 945 Wolff Tobias -Barracks thief,84
UK 945*Cope Wendy +
UK 946 Barnes Julian V A history of the world,89
UK 946 Barnes Julian V Flaubert's Parrot,85
UK 946 Crace Jim Continent,86
UK 946 Crace Jim Gift of stones,88
UK 946 Judd Alan -Breed of heroes,81
UK 946 Judd Alan -Tango,89
UK 946 Judd Alan Short of glory,84
UK 946 Kelman James Disaffection,89
US 946 O'Brien Tim -Northern lights,74
UK 946 Warner Marina Lost father,88
UK 946#Barker Howard Women beware women,86
UK 946#Bleasdale Alan Are you lonesome tonight,85
UK 946#Hampton Christoph Philanthropist,70
UK 946#Hampton Christoph When did you last see my mother,66
US 946&King Stephen V It,86
US 946&King Stephen V Salem's Lot,75
US 946&King Stephen V Shining,77
UK 946*Patten Brian +
UK 946*Reading Peter +
US 946@Rucker Rudy V Hollow earth,90
US 947 Acker Kathy -Blood and guts in high school,84
US 947 Acker Kathy V My death my life by PierPaolo Pasolini,84
US 947 Auster Paul In the country of last things,88
US 947 Auster Paul Leviathan,92
US 947 Auster Paul Moon palace,89
US 947 Auster Paul Mr Vertigo,94
US 947 Auster Paul Music of chance,91
US 947 Auster Paul New York Trilogy,86
NZ 947 Hulme Keri Bone people,85
IND947 Rushdie Salman Grimus,75
IND947 Rushdie Salman Satanic verses,88
IND947 Rushdie Salman V Midnight's children,80
UK 947#Hare David Knuckle,74
UK 947#Hare David Plnety,78
UK 947#Hare David Slag,70
UK 947#Lochhead Liz +
US 947#Mamet David American buffalo,75
US 947#Mamet David Glengarry Glen Ross,83
US 947#Mamet David Oleanna,93
UK 947#Russell Willy Blood brothers,81
UK 947#Russell Willy Educating Rita,80
UK 947#Russell Willy Shirley Valentine,86
UK 947$Dibdin Michael Ratking,88
US 947$Paretsky Sara Indemnity only,82
US 947$Paretsky Sara Toxic shock,88
US 947*Anthony Flor(Ai) +
UK 947*Mahon Derek +
IND947*Mehrotra Arvind +
IND947*Nandy Pritish
EIR948 Boylan Clare Holy pictures,83
AUK948 Mda, Zakes The Heart Of Redness (2000)
AUK948 Mda, Zakes Ways of Dying (1991)
US 948 Boyle Coraghessa Water music,80
US 948 Boyle Coraghessa V World's End ,87
UK 948 Gee Maggie Grace,88
US 948 Hobhouse Janet V Dancing in the dark,83
US 948 Hobhouse Janet Furies,92
UK 948 McEwan Ian V Child in time,87
UK 948 McEwan Ian V Cement garden,78
UK 948 McEwan Ian Enduring Love, 98
UK 948 McEwan Ian Atonement (2001)
UK 948 McEwan Ian Amsterdam, 98
UK 948 McEwan Ian Black Dogs, 92
UK 948 Moggach Deborah Porky,83
US 948 Nunn Kem
US 948 Steiner Robert -Quill,78
UK 948 Williams Nigel -My life closed twice,77
UK 948 Williams Nigel Wimbledon poisoner,94
UK 948#Brenton Howard Revenge,69
UK 948#Edgar David Two kinds of angel,70
AUS948*Dransfield Michael +
US 948*Steele Timothy +
US 948$Ellroy James American tabloid,95
US 948$Ellroy James Black Dahlia,87
US 948@Gibson William V Monalisa overdrive, 88
US 948@Gibson William V Neuromancer,84
UK 949 Ackroyd Peter V Hawksmoor, 85
UK 949 Amis Martin London fields,89
UK 949 Amis Martin Time's arrow,91
UK 949 Amis Martin V Dead Babies,75
UK 949 Amis Martin V Money,86
UK 949 Amis Martin V Rachel Papers, 74
US 949 Johnson Denis -Angels,83
US 949 Johnson Denis -Stars at noon,86
US 949 Johnson Denis V Fiskadoro,85
UK 949 Roberts Michele Daughters of the house,92
UK 949 Swift Graham Shuttlecock,81
UK 949 Swift Graham Last orders,96
UK 949 Swift Graham V Sweet-shop owner,82
UK 949 Swift Graham V Waterland,84
US 949 Wilcox James Miss Undine's living room,87
US 949 Wilcox James Modern baptists,83
UK 949*Fenton James +
UK 949*Paulin Tom +
UK 949*Reed Christopher +
US 95 $John Grisham V Firm, 91
US 950 Indiana Gary Horse crazy,88
US 950 Indiana Gary Rent boy,94
EIR950 Jordan Neil
UK 950 Maitland Sara Daughter of Jerusalem,78
UK 950 Maitland Sara Virgin territory,84
UK 950 Maitland Sara -Three times table,90
AUK950 Mo Timothy V An insular possession,86
AUK950 Mo Timothy Brownout on Breadfruit boulevard,95
AUK950 Mo Timothy Monkey king,78
AUK950 Mo Timothy Redundancy of courage,91
AUK950 Mo Timothy Sour street,82
US 950 Bradley David V The Chaneysville incident,81
US 950 Smiley Jane -Barn blind,80
US 950 Smiley Jane V A thousand acres,91
US 950 Smiley Jane V Moo,95
US 950 Smiley Jane V Greenlanders,88
UK 950 Wilson Andrew -Sweets of Pimlico,77
UK 950 Wilson Andrew V Healing art,80
UK 950 Wilson Andrew -Who was Oswald Fish,81
US 950*Hirsch Edward +
UK 950*Morrison Blake +
AUK950*Nichols Grace +
US 950@Brin David Earth,90
UK 951*Muldoon Paul +
US 951@Bear Greg Eon,85
UK 952 Boyd William A good man in Africa,81
UK 952 Boyd William An ice-cream war,82
UK 952 Boyd William Blue afternoon,93
UK 952 Boyd William New confessions,87
US 952 Flint Helen Return journey,87
UK 952 Mantel Hilary A Place Of Greater Safety, 92
UK 952 Mantel Hilary -Vacant possession,86
UK 952 Mantel Hilary -Eight months on Ghazzah St, 88
UK 952 Mantel Hilary Every day is mother's day, 85
UK 952 Mantel Hilary Fludd,89
US 952 Phillips Jayne V Machine dreams,84
US 952 Powell Padgett -Edisto,84
IND952 Seth Vikram Golden gate,86
IND952 Seth Vikram Suitable boy,93
UK 952#Poliakoff Stephen Caught on a train,80
UK 952#Poliakoff Stephen Hitting town,75
UK 952#Poliakoff Stephen Strawberry fields,77
UK 952*Gross Philip +
UK 952*Motion Andrew +
IND952*Seth Vikram +
UK 953 Frame Ronald Winter journey,84
UK 953 Maja-Pearce Adewa
UK 953 St Aubin Lisa Keepers of the house,82
UK 954 Banks Iain Wasp factory,84
US 954 Erdrich Louise -Beet queen,86
US 954 Erdrich Louise V Love medicine,85
US 954 Gaitskill Mary V Two girls fat and thin,91
EIR954 Gebler Carlo Eleventh summer,85
UK 954 Hollinghurst Alan Folding star,94
UK 954 Hollinghurst Alan Swimming-pool party,88
UK 954 Ishiguro Kazuo V A pale view of hills,82
UK 954 Ishiguro Kazuo V Artist of the floating world,86
UK 954 Ishiguro Kazuo V Remains of the day,89
UK 954 Ishiguro Kazuo V Unconsoled,95
UK 954 Kureishi Hanif Black album,95
UK 954 Kureishi Hanif Buddha of suburbia,90
UK 954 Parks Tim Tongues of flame,85
UK 954 Reed Jeremy -Inhabiting shadows,90
UK 954#Minghella Anthony Made in Bangkok,86
UK 954*Pitt-Kethley Fion +
UK 954*Reed Jeremy +
UK 954@Banks Iain Consider Phlebas,87
UK 954@Reed Jeremy Diamond nebula,94
UK 955 Mars-Jones Adam Waters of thirst,93
US 955 McInerney Jay -Ransom,85
US 955 McInerney Jay -Story of my life,88
US 955 McInerney Jay V Bright lights big city,84
UK 955 McWilliam Candia A case of knives,88
UK 955 McWilliam Candia A little stranger,89
UK 955 McWilliam Candia Debatable land,94
UK 955 Stuart Alexander -War zone,89
UK 955#Page Louise Salonika,82
UK 955*Duffy Carol Ann +
UK 955*Jenkins Alan +
US 957 Baker Nicholson -Mezzanine,88
IND957 Ghosh Amitav -Circle of reason,86
IND957 Ghosh Amitav Shadow lines,88
US 957 Minot Susan -Monkeys,86
US 957 Moore Lorrie Who will run the frog hospital,94
US 957#Kushner Tony Angels in America,91
UK 957*Hofmann Michael +
EIR958 Doyle Roddy Commitments,87
EIR958 Doyle Roddy Paddy Clarke,93
AUK958 Phillips Caryl Crossing the river,93
AUK958 Phillips Caryl Nature of blood,97
UK 958*Zephaniah Benjami +
NIG959 Okri Ben +Famished road,91
NIG959 Okri Ben Astonishing the Gods,95
UK 959 Winterson Jeanette Oranges are not the only fruit,85
UK 959 Winterson JeanetteV Passion,87
UK 959 Winterson Jeanette Sexing the cherry,89
UK 959#Catwright Jim Rise and fall of little voice,92
UK 959#Catwright Jim Road,86
UK 959#Catwright Jim Two,89
US 960 Leavitt David -Lost language of cranes,86
UK 961 Self Will My ideas of fun,93
UK 961 Self Will Quantity theory of insanity,91
UK 963*Armitage Simon +
US 964 Ellis Bret Easton Less than zero,85
US 964 Tartt Donna Secret history,92
UK 965 Gupta Sunetra Glassblower's breath,93
UK 965 Gupta Sunetra Memories of rain,##
AUK965 Bissoondath Neil Casual brutality,88
US Beattie Ann -Love always,85
US Beattie Ann V Chilly Scenes,76
US Sheldon Sidney -The other side of midnight,74
US Chester Alfred -Exquisite corpse,67
US Corrington John Actesand monument,78
US Jones Gayl V Corregidora,75
US Kramer Kathryn -A handbook for visitors from outer space,84
US Major Clarence All-night visitors,69
US March William Bad Seed,54
US McElroy Joseph A smuggler's bible,66
US McElroy Joseph Ancient History,71
US McElroy Joseph Hint's kidnap,69
US McElroy Joseph Lookout cartridge,74
US McElroy Joseph Plus,77
US McElroy Joseph Women and men,87
US Moore Susanna -My old sweetheart,82
US Frazier Charles Cold Mountain, 97
SA Nkosi Lewis
US Doud Laurel This Body (98)
US Thompson Hunter V Fear and loathing,71
NIG Zameenzad Adam -Thirteenth house,87
US #Henley Beth Crimes of the heart,85
UK #Johnson Terri Insignificance,##
AUK960 Roy Arundhati V +God of small things,97
US $Turow Scott -Presumed innocent,87
AUK St John Madeleine
UK Jackson Mick
US *Carruth Hayden +
US *Dobys Stephen +
US *Dunn Stephen +
US *Graham Jorie +
US *Howard Richard +
US *Zweig Paul +
US @Anthony Patricia Cold Allies
US @Baird Wilhemina ?
US @Cadigan Pat Mindplayers,87
US @Donaldson Stephen Chronicles of Thomas Convenant,77
US @Herbert Frank Destination void,66
US @Jablokov Alexander Nimbus
UK @McDonald Ian Terminal cafe,94
UK $Forsyth Frederick The Odessa File,73
UK $Forsyth Frederick The day of the Jackal
UK $ Follett Ken Eye of the Needle,79
US @Shirley John Eclipse Corona,90
US @Stephenson Neal Diamond age,94
US @Stephenson Neal Snow Crash,91
US @Stephenson Neal Cryptonomicon, 99
US @Sterling Bruce Schismatrix,85
US @Vinge Vernor A fire upon the deep,93
US @Williams Walter Hardwired, 86
US @Womack Jack Random acts of senseless violence,??
US934#Herb Gardner I'm Not Rappaport, 86
UK957 Stephen John Fry The Hippopotamus,94
AUS961 Flanagan Richard Gould's Book of Fish,2002
AUS961 Flanagan Richard Death of a River Guide,96
AUS961 Flanagan Richard - The Sound of One Hand Clapping,97
US962 David Foster Wallace Infinite Jest,96
US965 Joanne Kathleen Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 97
UK969 David Mitchell number9dream, 2001
UK969 David Mitchell Ghostwritten, 2001
UK969 David Mitchell Cloud Atlas, 2004
UK970 Dave Eggers A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,2000