: A public poll that was famously "skewed" by fan voting, resulting in Ayn Rand holding both the #1 and #2 spots with Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead . Why This List Matters Today
: Chinua Achebe ( Things Fall Apart ), Mulk Raj Anand, and V.S. Naipaul. Comparison with the Famous "Top 100" The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels...
The Modern Library is famous for its definitive "best of" book lists, but many readers are surprised to find there isn't just one. While the is the most cited, the "Two Hundred" often refers to a separate, highly curated selection by authors Carmen Callil and Colm Toíbín titled The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 . The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 : A public poll that was famously "skewed"
The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 Comparison with the Famous "Top 100" The Modern
Unlike the original 1998 board-selected list which focused on the entire 20th century, this specific collection focuses on the .
: The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger), To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee), and Midnight’s Children (Salman Rushdie).
: 194 books were chosen by the editors, while 6 were selected by readers.