The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books16 points
9 Works 140,331 Books 1,994 Reviews 4.2
125 writers submitted top-ten lists of their favorite works. Editor J. Peder Zane then utilized a point system and compiled a best-of list based on all the lists.
Work |
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Labyrinths (1962) by Jorge Luis Borges |
The Long Goodbye (1953) by Raymond Chandler |
Mr. Bridge (1969) by Evan S. Connell |
Mrs. Bridge (1959) by Evan S. Connell |
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891) by Thomas Hardy |
The Complete Stories (1971) by Franz Kafka |
1984 (1949) by George Orwell |
Gulliver's Travels (1996) by Jonathan Swift |
The Fountain Overflows (1956) by Rebecca West |
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