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On 5 November 2019, the BBC published a list of novels selected by a panel of six writers and critics, who had been asked to choose 100 English language novels "that have had an impact on their lives". [1]
Author(s) UK print publication date Original publication Category 001: Classics: Mary Beard, John Henderson: 24 February 2000: 1995: Classical Studies 002: Music: Nicholas Cook: 24 February 2000 25 February 2021 (2nd ed.) 1998: Music 003: Buddhism: Damien Keown: 24 February 2000 28 February 2013 (2nd ed.) 1996: Religion 004: Literary Theory ...
Authors Ferrante, Jesmyn Ward, and George Saunders each had three books on the list, the most of any author. The following authors were listed twice: Roberto Bolaño, Edward P. Jones, Denis Johnson, Alice Munro, Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Philip Roth. [2]
Many complained of there being only nine books- Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726), The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1759), The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891); Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897), Ulysses by James Joyce (1922), Murphy by Samuel Beckett (1938), At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann ...
Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria.This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by ...
Mark Cuban knows that books are a valuable resource when it comes to learning. In his book, "How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It," he wrote that he bought and read ...
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour-An Introduction by J. D. Salinger; Caravans by James A. Michener; Elizabeth Appleton by John O'Hara; Grandmother and the Priests by Taylor Caldwell; City of Night by John Rechy; The Glass-Blowers by Daphne du Maurier; The Sand Pebbles by Richard McKenna; The Battle of the Villa Fiorita by Rumer ...
While authors may present personal viewpoints, the books are meant to be "balanced and complete" as well as thought provoking. [1] The series began in 1995, and by March 2023 there were 730 titles, published or announced. [2] [3] The books have been commercially successful, [4] and have been published in more than 25 languages. [5]