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The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950

The Modern Library is famous for its definitive "best of" book lists, but many readers are surprised to find there isn't just one. While the is the most cited, the "Two Hundred" often refers to a separate, highly curated selection by authors Carmen Callil and Colm Toíbín titled The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 . The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels...

: Editors Callil and Tóibín explicitly chose to ignore the line between "popular" and "literary" fiction. Their goal was to showcase that the modern novel was as vibrant as ever. The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in

It is easy to confuse this "200" list with the Modern Library’s original 100 Best Novels list, which has two versions of its own: Their goal was to showcase that the modern