
Burgess 99
A personal selection of ninety-nine English language novels published between 1939 and 1983, chosen by author Anthony Burgess. Because he included some trilogies and series, it's actually more than ninety-nine (rather like thinking "all the Beatles" only counts as one on your desert island 10 CD list). To his credit, Burgess did not select any of his own works, the best known of which is A Clockwork Orange (and which was actually not his personal favorite among his own books anyway).
1983
Ancient Evenings
Ancient Evenings
1982
The Rebel Angels
The Rebel Angels
1981
Creation
Creation
1981
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1981
Lanark
Lanark
1980
Life in the West
Life in the West
1980
Riddley Walker
Riddley Walker
1980
How Far Can You Go?
How Far Can You Go?
1980-05-31
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces
1979
Dubin's Lives
Dubin's Lives
1979
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River
1979
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1978
The Coup
The Coup
1977
Farewell Companions
Farewell Companions
1977
Staying On
Staying On
1976
The Doctor's Wife
The Doctor's Wife
1976
Falstaff
Falstaff
1975
The History of Man
The History of Man
1975
Humboldt's Gift
Humboldt's Gift
1973
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
1973
Temporary Kings
Temporary Kings
1973-03-14
Gravity's Rainbow
Gravity's Rainbow
1970
Bomber
Bomber
1969-02-21
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint
1968
The Image Men
The Image Men
1968
Cocksure
Cocksure
1968
Pavane
Pavane
1967
The Vendor of Sweets
The Vendor of Sweets
1966
The Last Gentleman
The Last Gentleman
1966
The Soldier's Art
The Soldier's Art
1966-08-05
Giles Goat-Boy
Giles Goat-Boy
1965
Friends and Heroes
Friends and Heroes
1965
The Lockwood Concern
The Lockwood Concern
1965
The Mandelbaum Gate
The Mandelbaum Gate
1964
The Spire
The Spire
1964
A Single Man
A Single Man
1964
The Defense
The Defense
1964
The Valley of Bones
The Valley of Bones
1964
Late Call
Late Call
1964
Heartland
Heartland
1962
Another Country
Another Country
1962
Island
Island
1962
The Golden Notebook
The Golden Notebook
1962
Pale Fire
Pale Fire
1962
The Kindly One's
The Kindly One's
1962
The Spoilt City
The Spoilt City
1961
The Fox in the Attic
The Fox in the Attic
1960
Mr. Love and Justice
Mr. Love and Justice
1960
Facial Justice
Facial Justice
1960
Great Fortune
Great Fortune
1960
Clea
Clea
1959-03-23
Goldfinger
Goldfinger
1959
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners
1959
Titus Alone
Titus Alone
1959-11-13
The Mansion
The Mansion
1958
The Bell
The Bell
1958
Balthazar
Balthazar
1958
Mountolive
Mountolive
1957
The Assistant
The Assistant
1957
City of Spades
City of Spades
1957
Room at the Top
Room at the Top
1957
At Lady Molly's
At Lady Molly's
1957
Justine
Justine
1955
The Acceptance World
The Acceptance World
1954
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
1953
A Buyer's Market
A Buyer's Market
1954
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
1952
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
1952-09-08
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea
1952-05-19
Wise Blood
Wise Blood
1952
Men at Arms
Men at Arms
1951-07-16
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
1951-03-17
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
1950
The Disenchanted
The Disenchanted
1950
Gormenghast
Gormenghast
1949
The Body
The Body
1949
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day
1948
Ape and Essence
Ape and Essence
1948
No Highway
No Highway
1947-11-19
The Victim
The Victim
1947
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano
1946
Titus Groan
Titus Groan
1945
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
1944
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
1944
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
1940-10-21
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1939
Party Going
Party Going
1939
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake
1939
At Swim-Two Birds
At Swim-Two Birds