20th Century

The 20th century was the period between January 1, 1901 and December 31, 2000 inclusive. It was the tenth and last century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s (sometimes written 19XX), which began on January 1, 1900 and ended December 31, 1999.

The century had the first global-scale wars between world powers across continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century, acknowledged in international law along with the right of nations to self-determination, official decolonization in the mid-c
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Family of Spies
Tom's Crossing
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Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure
La portalettere
Inseparable
Becoming Madam Secretary
Últimos días en Berlín
A House Between Sea and Sky
Das Café ohne Namen
Theory & Practice
Il fascismo eterno
Canção para ninar menino grande
Death in Ambush : A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice
A Map to Paradise
Didion and Babitz
Het schaarse licht
The Great Gatsby
1984
Animal Farm
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Catcher in the Rye
The Stranger
Of Mice and Men
Brave New World
Lolita
The Metamorphosis
Fahrenheit 451
The Bell Jar
Mrs. Dalloway
Slaughterhouse-Five
Lord of the Flies

Ray Bradbury
It is a great age to live in and, if need be, die in and for. Any magician worth his salt would tell you the same.
Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

Claude Debussy
The century of airplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew.
Claude Debussy

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