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The books are listed according to the highest sales estimate as reported in reliable, independent sources. According to Guinness World Records, as of 1995, the Bible was the best-selling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. [1]
To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example, comic albums, manga tankÅbon volumes, trade paperbacks, or graphic novels).
The fourth was Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, fifth, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, then Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance, followed by David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, then Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, nine with J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, concluding the top ten with Glen Duncan's I, Lucifer, eleventh being J ...
The list was compiled by Time Magazine critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo. [1] The list includes only English language novels published between 1923 (when Time was first published) and 2005 (when the list was compiled). As a result, some notable 20th-century novels, such as Ulysses by James Joyce (published in 1922), were ineligible for ...
The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: 1998 [1] Crime Writers' Association: The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time: 1990 [2] [3] Grafton Books by David Pringle: Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels: 1988 Larry McCaffery: 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction: 1999 Le Monde: Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century ...
This is a list of English-language novels that multiple media outlets and commentators have considered to be among the best of all time. The books included on this list are on at least three "best/greatest of all time" lists.
The selection includes novels, memoirs, history books, and other nonfiction works from various genres, representing well-known and emerging authors. [1] The following are a few of the individuals who contributed to the list. Authors (fiction)
The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction is a list of the 100 best English-language books of the 20th century compiled by American literary critic Larry McCaffery. The list was created largely in response to the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list (1999), which McCaffery considered out of touch with 20th-century ...