Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

Modern Library's 100 Best Novels is a 1998 list of the best English-language novels published during the 20th century,^[a] as selected by Modern Library from among 400 novels published by Random House, which owns Modern Library.^[1] The purpose of the list was to "bring the Modern Library to public attention" and stimulate sales of its books.^[2] A separate Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the 20th century was created the same year.

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^ Woodbury, Jessica (August 23, 2017). "Back Away From that 100 Best Novels List". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ Lewis, Paul (July 20, 1998). "'Ulysses' at Top As Panel Picks 100 Best Novels". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.

[2] Woodbury, Jessica (August 23, 2017). "Back Away From that 100 Best Novels List". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[Lewis-3] Lewis, Paul (July 20, 1998). "'Ulysses' at Top As Panel Picks 100 Best Novels". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.

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