The — Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels...

: Chinua Achebe ( Things Fall Apart ), Mulk Raj Anand, and V.S. Naipaul. Comparison with the Famous "Top 100"

: Editors Callil and Tóibín explicitly chose to ignore the line between "popular" and "literary" fiction. Their goal was to showcase that the modern novel was as vibrant as ever. The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels...

It is easy to confuse this "200" list with the Modern Library’s original 100 Best Novels list, which has two versions of its own: : Chinua Achebe ( Things Fall Apart ), Mulk Raj Anand, and V

: The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger), To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee), and Midnight’s Children (Salman Rushdie). Their goal was to showcase that the modern

: Chosen by a panel of experts; James Joyce’s Ulysses took the #1 spot.

: 194 books were chosen by the editors, while 6 were selected by readers.

: The list features a mix of globally recognized giants and "forgotten masterpieces," including: