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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- Engl...

Disclaimer: I'm sure there will be many authors I've missed out simply because I haven't heard of them. It is impossible for me to read anything not published or translated into English or French. Or works that I cannot get a hold of even if translations exist ( the book market in Trinidad is a bit limited. It's not a perfect world). I'm making guesses with the material I have and hopefully the guesses are good. In no particular order: 12. David Malouf - Australia Language: English Genre: Novels; Short Stories; Plays; Poetry Reference Works: The Great World (1990); Remembering Babylon (1993); The Complete Stories (2007) 11. Assia Djebar - Algeria Language : French Genre: Novels; Essays; Short Stories Reference Works: Les Impatients (1958); Loin de Medine (1991); Vaste est la prison (1995) 10. Jonathan Franzen - United States of America Language: English Genres: Novels;Essays Reference Works: The Corrections (2001); How to be Alone...