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Seminal novels that the author could have retired on (part 3)

The logic of this post is to list some novels that the author could have published and that'd have been enough to set them up as major in writing , even if they do have lots of other great works. Like Cervantes with  Don Quixote  . I'm going with books published after 1950. Some of these will probably be the only good book the author really did (like   Catch 22). In no particular order: 31. White Teeth - 2000- United Kingdom - English by Zadie Smith 30. The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier& Clay - 2000- United States of America - English by Michael Chabon 29.  A Suitable Boy - 1993 - India - English by Vikram Seth 28. True History of the Kelly Gang - 2001 - Australia - English by Peter Carey 27. To Kill a MockingBird - 1960- United States of America- English by Harper Lee 26. The Corrections - -2001- United States of America - English  by Jonathan Franzen 25.  Possession: A Romance - 1990 - United Kingdom- English    by A.S. Byatt

Work and Global Prospects

I'm almost finished with uni and so I've been looking into job prospects. It's not very vibrant because the job market is slow. But the recession is supposed to be global, so that means it's slow everywhere, right? Actually that just means things are slower everywhere but if you run a mile in four minutes usually, making one in 4.5 minutes doesn't make it a slow one (just slower). So maybe global job opportunities are available, and with that idea I decided to check where I could work without the need for a visa and where there's agreements between countries to make getting a visa easier. And these are the results. Under CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME): Trinidad passport means I can work in - Antigua and Barbuda Belize Barbados Dominica Guyana Grenada St. Lucia Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname -Trinidad and Tobago since I'm a citizen. - Canada since I'm a citizen - USA has easier a