A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted
for by authors, critics and academics worldwide, 100-81. Come back tomorrow to see the next novels that made the list

100
Best
Novels

• 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