''Time'''s List of the 100 Best Novels is an unranked list of the 100 best novels published in the English language between 1923 and 2005. The list was compiled by ''

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'' critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo. The list includes only English language novels published between 1923 (when ''Time'' was first published) and 2005 (when the list was compiled). As a result, some notable 20th-century novels, such as '' Ulysses'' by

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(published in 1922), were ineligible for inclusion. A list of the ten best graphic novels of the period was subsequently published as a supplement to the list.{{cite magazine , url=https://entertainment.time.com/2009/03/06/top-10-graphic-novels/slide/all/ , title=Top 10 Graphic Novels , last=Grossman , first=Lev , date=October 16, 2005 , magazine=

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'' (1986) by

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and

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appears on both the 100 Best Novels and 10 Best Graphic Novels lists, giving the combined lists a total of 109 entries.

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