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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.  Thomas Pynchon - United States of America Language : English Genres: Short stories; Novels; Essays Reference Works: V. (1963); The Crying of Lot 49 (1966); Gravity's Rainbow (1974); Mason & Dixon (1997) 11. Martin Amis - England Language:  English Genres: Novels; Short Stories, Essays Reference Works: Other People (1981); Money (1984); Heavy Water and Other Stories (1998) 10. Ngugi wa Thiong'o - Kenya Language: English, Gikuyu Genres: Novels, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Children...