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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Saul Bellow (2006 Edition)
• Manhattan Transfer : A Novel by John Dos Passos (2006 Edition)
• Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (2006/2008 Edition)
• Sentimental Education (Penguin Classics) by Gustave Flaubert (2006/2008 Edition)
• Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq (2006/2008 Edition)
• Sons and Lovers (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by D.H. Lawrence (2006/2008 Edition)
• The New York trilogy by Paul Auster (2006/2008 Edition)
• Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Winfried Georg Sebald (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (2006/2008 Edition)
• White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Unabridged) by James Joyce (2006/2008 Edition)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Man in the High Castle (Vintage) by Philip K. Dick (22)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• The Man in the High Castle (Vintage) by Philip K. Dick (14)

The Age Book of the Year Award

• True History of the Kelly Gang : A Novel (Vintage International) by Peter Carey (Fiction, 2001)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (1995)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (Biography, 1999)
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Fiction, 1999)
• White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith (Social Sciences, 2004)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Vintage) by Erik Larson (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (1945)

BBC's Big Read

• Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (Best loved novel, 2003, No 45)
• Sons and Lovers (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by D.H. Lawrence (Best loved novel, 2003, No 190)

Believer Book Award

• Home Land : A Novel by Sam Lipsyte (2005)

Betty Trask Award

• White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith (2001)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Vintage) by Erik Larson (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2005)

Booker Prize

• True History of the Kelly Gang : A Novel (Vintage International) by Peter Carey (2001)

Booker Prize Longlist

• The Emperor's Children (Vintage) by Claire Messud (2006)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• When We Were Orphans : A Novel (Vintage International) by Kazuo Ishiguro (2000)

Borges' A Personal Library

• Fear and Trembling (Penguin Great Ideas) by Soren Kierkegaard

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (Literary Classics)

Clifton Fadiman Medal

• Sleepless Nights (New York Review Books Classics) by Elizabeth Hardwick (2000)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• True History of the Kelly Gang : A Novel (Vintage International) by Peter Carey (Best Book, 2001)
• White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith (Best First Book, 2001)

CounterPunch's Top 100 [and a few more] Non-fiction Works of the 20th Century

• To the Finland Station: A Study in the Writing and Acting of History by Edmund Wilson

Edgar Award

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Vintage) by Erik Larson (Fact Crime, 2004)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• Roughing It (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by Mark Twain (013)

Fomentor Award

• Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Investing)
• When Genius Failed : The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein (Wall Street)

Great Lakes Book Award Finalist

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Vintage) by Erik Larson (General Nonfiction, 2003)

Guardian 1000

• Slouching Towards Kalamazoo: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) by Peter De Vries (Comedy)
• The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Saul Bellow (Comedy)
• True History of the Kelly Gang : A Novel (Vintage International) by Peter Carey (Crime)
• The New York trilogy by Paul Auster (Crime)
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Unabridged) by James Joyce (Family and self)
• Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (Family and self)
• Sons and Lovers (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by D.H. Lawrence (Family and self)
• The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Man in the High Castle (Vintage) by Philip K. Dick (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith (State of the nation)
• Sentimental Education (Penguin Classics) by Gustave Flaubert (State of the nation)
• Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Winfried Georg Sebald (War and travel)

Guardian First Book Award

• White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith (2000)

Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize

• Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Winfried Georg Sebald (Anthea Bell, 2002)

Hugo

• The Man in the High Castle (Vintage) by Philip K. Dick (Novel, 1963)

Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Winner

• Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Winfried Georg Sebald (2002)

International IMPAC Dublin

• True History of the Kelly Gang : A Novel (Vintage International) by Peter Carey (Shortlist, 2002)
• The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq (Winner, 2002)

International Literary Award

• Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow

Irish Book Award Nominee

• The Emperor's Children (Vintage) by Claire Messud (Tubridy Show Listener's Choice, 2007)

James Fenimore Cooper Prize

• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (2005)

James L. Dow Award

• Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

• White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith (Fiction, 2000)

John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist

• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (2005)

Kiriyama Prize Finalist

• My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey (Fiction, 2004)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Unabridged) by James Joyce (21)
• The New York trilogy by Paul Auster (69)
• The Man in the High Castle (Vintage) by Philip K. Dick (75)

Locus Recommended Reading

• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (Science Fiction Novel, 2004)

Massachusetts Book Award

• The Emperor's Children (Vintage) by Claire Messud (Fiction, 2007)

Meilleur Livre Étranger

• True History of the Kelly Gang : A Novel (Vintage International) by Peter Carey (2003)

Miles Franklin Award Shortlist

• My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey (2004)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Board's List

• Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron (55)
• A preface to morals by Walter Lippmann (67)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Unabridged) by James Joyce (The Board's List, 3)
• Sons and Lovers (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by D.H. Lawrence (The Board's List, 9)
• Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (The Board's List, 80)
• The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Saul Bellow (The Board's List, 81)

The Morning News Tournament of Books

• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (Finalist, 2005)
• Home Land : A Novel by Sam Lipsyte (Finalist, 2006)
• The Emperor's Children (Vintage) by Claire Messud (Quarterfinalist, 2007)

National Book Award

• The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Saul Bellow (Fiction, 1954)
• Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (Fiction, 1965)
• The Echo Maker: A Novel by Richard Powers (Fiction, 2006)

National Book Award finalist

• Lie Down in Darkness (Vintage International) by William Styron (Fiction, 1952)
• Ninety-Two in the Shade by Thomas McGuane (Fiction, 1974)
• Fieldwork: A Novel by Mischa Berlinski (Fiction, 2007)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Vintage) by Erik Larson (Nonfiction, 2003)

National Book Critics Circle Award

• Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Winfried Georg Sebald (Fiction, 2001)

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

• Sleepless Nights (New York Review Books Classics) by Elizabeth Hardwick (Fiction, 1979)
• The Dew Breaker (Today Show Book Club #23) by Edwidge Danticat (Fiction, 2004)
• The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (Fiction, 2004)

Nebula Nominee

• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Novel, 1994)

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