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This is a list of English-language novels that multiple media outlets and commentators have considered to be among the best of all time. The books included on this list are on at least three "best/greatest of all time" lists.
The Guardian asked readers a fortnight after the conclusion of McCrum's list to name the novels that they wish had been on the list. The book with the highest number of votes was Chinua Achebe 's Things Fall Apart , the second Arundhati Roy 's The God of Small Things , and the third Toni Morrison 's Beloved .
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
Where The Wild Things Are has been named the greatest children’s book of all time, according to a poll by the BBC.. Voted for by children’s authors, illustrators, editors, publishers ...
A list of the ten best graphic novels of the period was subsequently published as a supplement to the list. [3] Watchmen (1986) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons appears on both the 100 Best Novels and 10 Best Graphic Novels lists, giving the combined lists a total of 109 entries.
Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria.This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by ...
One of the first modern SF novels written expressly for young people Finn Family Moomintroll: Tove Jansson: 1949 [30] Noddy Goes to Toyland: Enid Blyton: 1949 The first of the Noddy books The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis: 1950 [1] [3] [2] [23] Charlotte's Web: E. B. White: 1952 [1] [31] [32] The Borrowers: Mary Norton: 1952 ...
Luckily for us, many writers famous for their long sagas wrote short stories too. This very short story — barely over 700 words — showcases Woolf's signature modernist style. Unlike Woolf's ...