Re: RARA-AVIS: Best 100 Novels of 20th Century

James Rogers (jetan@ionet.net)
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 19:59:39 -0500 (CDT) At 01:26 PM 7/23/98 -0400, Adan wrote:
> If you haven't heard, a NY panel has voted and listed the best 100
> novles of the 20th Century. The Maltese Falcon came in at 56, while
> Jim Cain's The Postman... came in at 98 (go Maryland harboiled
> authors!). No appearances by Chandler.

I think APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA made the grade, too. Cozies and
classic detection notably absent.
Not too sure about these kind of lists, but nice to see our guys
rated so high.

James

James Michael Rogers
jetan@ionet.net

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