Best 20th Century Fiction?

And the Winner Is...

I guess the 20th century is finally over, as we're starting to see more and more "best of" lists. Here's a literary critic's ranking of The 20th Century’s Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. I've read a lot of these authors, if not a lot of the specific books cited. I'm suspicious of this type of numeric approach--who's to say that Pale Fire is "better" than A Passage to India? But lists are fun. "It's also an opportunity to argue, share enthusiasms, exchange information, and a challenge to anyone who cares passionately about fiction to comprise their own lists and share them with the steadily-shrinking audience of other people who love books," says the compiler, Larry McCaffery, who is a professor of English at San Diego State University.

(via Red Elephant)