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3,726 books — 3,767 voters
1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLes Misérables by Victor HugoHamlet by William Shakespeare
Best European Literature
807 books — 305 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
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31,847 books — 121,039 voters
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Best Modern Australian Literature
562 books — 671 voters

Cloudstreet by Tim WintonOscar and Lucinda by Peter CareyBreath by Tim WintonVoss by Patrick WhiteDirt Music by Tim Winton
The Miles Franklin Literary Award
95 books — 47 voters