WLT's 40 Most Important Books, 1927-20011948

Given by World Literature Today

1 Work 3,550 Books 88 Reviews ½ 3.7
In celebration of its 75th anniversary, World Literature Today at the University of Oklahoma has selected a list of the 40 most important books of the last 75 years. It includes works by writers show more from 29 countries. show less
Years:
All, 1987 (1), 1978 (1), 1974 (1), 1972 (1), 1968 (1), 1967 (1), 1966 (1), 1964 (1), 1962 (4), 1961 (2), 1959 (1), 1958 (2), 1957 (1), 1956 (2), 1953 (1), 1952 (4), 1950 (1), 1948 (1), 1945 (1), 1944 (1), 1943 (1), 1942 (1), 1941 (1), 1935 (1), 1934 (1), 1933 (1), 1931 (1), 1929 (1), 1928 (2), 1927 (1)

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