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A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 100-21. How many have you read? On Saturday we reveal the full list. What's No 1? Come back at 6am UK time to find out
- 100 My Ántonia
- 99 The Go-Between
- 98 The Road
- 97 Catch-22
- 96 Pedro Páramo
- 95 The Return of the Native
- 94 The Known World
- 93 Invisible Cities
- 92 Sentimental Education
- 91 Life and Fate
- 90 Jacob's Room
- 89 The Left Hand of Darkness
- 88 Ragtime
- 87 The Line of Beauty
- 86 The Turn of the Screw
- 85 The Vegetarian
- 84 The Talented Mr Ripley
- 83 A Farewell to Arms
- 82 The End of the Affair
- 81 Buddenbrooks
- 80 Rebecca
- 79 Go Tell It on the Mountain
- 78 A House for Mr Biswas
- 77 The Rainbow
- 76 Dracula
- 75 The Bluest Eye
- 74 Nervous Conditions
- 73 Austerlitz
- 72 Our Mutual Friend
- 71 Kindred
- 70 Jude the Obscure
- 69 Crime and Punishment
- 68 Blood Meridian
- 67 The Man Without Qualities
- 66 The Master and Margarita
- 65 The Color Purple
- 64 The Good Soldier
- 63 White Teeth
- 62 Half of a Yellow Sun
- 61 The Rings of Saturn
- 60 Howards End
- 59 Never Let Me Go
- 58 Disgrace
- 57 The Sound and the Fury
- 56 Mansfield Park
- 55 The Waves
- 54 Orlando
- 53 The Transit of Venus
- 52 The Golden Bowl
- 51 My Brilliant Friend
- 50 Wide Sargasso Sea
- 49 A Fine Balance
- 48 The Metamorphosis
- 47 Vanity Fair
- 46 The Leopard
- 45 The Golden Notebook
- 44 Giovanni's Room
- 43 Housekeeping
- 42 The Magic Mountain
- 41 Heart of Darkness
- 40 Song of Solomon
- 39 Their Eyes Were Watching God
- 38 The Age of Innocence
- 37 Invisible Man
- 36 The Handmaid's Tale
- 35 Great Expectations
- 34 Wolf Hall
- 33 David Copperfield
- 32 The God of Small Things
- 31 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- 30 Frankenstein
- 29 Pale Fire
- 28 The Brothers Karamazov
- 27 The Trial
- 26 Don Quixote
- 25 Lolita
- 24 The Remains of the Day
- 23 Midnight's Children
- 22 Things Fall Apart
- 21 The Portrait of a Lady
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Editorial Charlotte Northedge, Liese Spencer, Justine Jordan, David Shariatmadari, Ella Creamer, Emma Loffhagen, Lisa Allardice
Production Julia Longley, Nick Shave, Grainne Mooney, Katie Shimmon
Pictures Kate Edwards, Caroline Hunter, Louis Siroy, Sadie Gould
Design & development Barry Ainslie, Fred O’Brien, Pip Lev, Sara Ramsbottom, Rich Cousins, Maggie Murphy, Alessia Amitrano, Harry Fischer, Ellen Wishart, Tara Herman
Data & development Tom Richards, Seán Clarke, Luke Hoyland
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