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Originally Posted by pynch
1901-1910 Nostromo (1904) by Joseph Conrad.
1911-1920 A la recherche du temps perdu (1913-1927) by Marcel Proust.
1921-1930 Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (1930-32) by Robert Musil.
I have tried to avoid previously nominated books, so no Ulysses here.
1931-1940 The Waves (1931) by Virginia Woolf.
1941-1950 Querelle de Brest (1947) by Jean Genet.
1951-1960 En attendant Godot (1952) by Samuel Beckett.
I’m looking forward very much to the constructive discussion comparing the transcendental homelessness of the characters in this one and The Lord of the Rings!
1961-1970 Franny and Zooey (1961) by J.D. Salinger.
1971-1980 Gravity’s Rainbow (1973) by Thomas Pynchon.
1981-1990 White Noise (1985) by Don DeLillo.
1981-1990 No Greater Love (1991) by Danielle Steel.
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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
@pynch, you've listed some tremendous literature in your selections, and then for the 1990's you've nominated Danielle Steel. Did you have some sort of conversion in the early 90's?  |
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Originally Posted by pynch
No, but I didn’t like Infinite Jest, so I had to find something else.
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Posts like these make my day and confirm my love for MR. I nominated
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins not only because it deserves more attention for both the humor and the audacious tackling of the most sensitive issues of the decade, but it also makes for a more interesting list. I say, nominate whatever we have most loved and let it all get sorted out in the end. Better than copying lists from the 'experts'. I'm delighted with the interesting nominations.