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A(n incomplete) list of the "best" books written by great authors. Because it is hard to separate the definition of "magnum opus" from "masterpiece" (and both are left up to individual interpretation), this list is far from definitive. It's comprised of books that are a combination of:
1)what is generally considered to be the author's defining work
2)what the author felt was his/her defining work
3)what I think is the author's defining work
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107 books · 17 voters · list created July 19th, 2013 by jess (votes) .
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jess 2219 books
83 friends
Tara 2884 books
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Lapsus 810 books
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Paul 2110 books
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Andriy 777 books
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Natalia 2383 books
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Rose 1936 books
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Luella 414 books
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