Best American Novels of the Past 25 Years
January 19th, 2007 at 11:26 pm (Lists)
Bibliophilic reader Paul passed along a New York Times story from last spring. Thought it sits behind a paywall now, “What is the Best Work of American Fiction of the 25 Years?” answers that very question. As judged by a panel of experts, the winner was Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Runners-up included:
- Underworld by Don DeLillo (1997)
- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (1985)
- Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels by John Updike (1995) — added to my “wishlist”
- American Pastoral by Philip Roth (1997)
Several other books received multiple votes.
[The New York Times: What is the best work of American fiction of the 25 years?]