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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 2444 books
85 friends
Tara 3027 books
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Lapsus 810 books
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Paul 2150 books
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Andriy 786 books
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Natalia 2449 books
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Rose 1936 books
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Luella 414 books
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