Full name: The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time

Author: Daniel S. Burt Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780816045587 0816045585

Which novels are truly great and why? This unique reference profiles 100 of the "greatest" novels drawn from all culture and periods of literature. Compiled in consultation with literary scholars, chosen novels include Don Quixote (Cervantes), Ulysses (Joyce), The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky), Vanity Fair (Thackeray), Invisible Man (Ellison), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Hardy), The Stranger (Camus), A Farewell to Arms (Hemingway), Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston), On the Road (Kerouac), Dracula (Stoker), and Gone With the Wind (Mitchell). Each entry provides a plot summary and assessment, with an emphasis on details about the novel's creation, critical reception, and contribution to literary history. Additional features include a chronology, a list of honorable mentions ("A Second Hundred"), and an index. Surveying those works that have defined and altered the novel as a genre, The Novel 100 is sure to engage readers in a spirited discussion of literary values. Similar books: The Modern Library: 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 by Carmen Callil The New Lifetime Reading Plan by Clifton Fadiman Invisible Forms by Kevin Jackson The Book of Forgotten Authors by Christopher Fowler How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard Read This Next by Howard Mittelmark 12 Books That Changed The World by Melvyn Bragg The Book of Great Books by W. John Campbell 1001 Books for Every Mood by Hallie Ephron Book Smart by Jane Mallison 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall Curiosities of Literature by John Sutherland 501 Must-Read Books by Emma Beare The Lifetime Reading Plan by Clifton Fadiman A Year of Reading by Elisabeth Ellington Fervent by Priscilla Shirer The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell The Adventurous Eaters Club by Misha Collins The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad