The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950
: The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger), To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee), and Midnight’s Children (Salman Rushdie). The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels...
: 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 200 Best Novels in
: The list features a mix of globally recognized giants and "forgotten masterpieces," including: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Unlike the original 1998 board-selected list which focused on the entire 20th century, this specific collection focuses on the .