What is a ‘modern classic’? Although there is no strict definition, the following list contains novels which are considered outstanding pieces of literature. This list is restrictive. For your modern pick choose one of the novels below.
Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange
, 1962
John Fowles
The Collector, 1963
William GoldingLord of the Flies, 1954
Ernest HemingwayA Farewell to Arms, 1929
Susan Hill
I’m the King of the Castle, 1970
Aldous HuxleyBrave New World, 1932
Ken KeseyOne flew over a Cuckoo’s Nest, 1962
Harper LeeTo Kill a Mockingbird, 1960
Vladimir NabokovLolita, 1955
Michael OndaatjeThe English Patient, 1992
George Orwell1984, 1949
Sylvia PlathThe Bell Jar, 1963
Chaim PotokThe Chosen, 1967
Jean RhysWide Sargasso Sea, 1966 [ ½ ]
Salman Rushdie
Midnight’s Children, 1995
J.D. SalingerThe Catcher in the Rye, 1951
F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Great Gatsby, 1925
John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath, 1939
Alice WalkerThe Color Purple, 1982
Edith WhartonThe Age of Innocence, 1920
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