A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE MODERN LIBRARY

By Colm Toibin and Carmen Callil. From 1950 (Agatha Christie’s A Murder Is Announced) to 1998 (V.S. Pritchett’s The Lady From Guatemalla), this valuable resource lists and describes 200 novels from the second half of the 20th century, from all genres, that show lasting merit and promise a good read. Including many of the standard repertoire (A Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird), there are numerous surprised and "lesser-knowns") as well. In addition to brief assessments of each title, the book also includes lists of works that won major literary awards through 2010. Running Press. 293 pages. Second Edition. ©2011.

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