Our list includes any book published in English, but originally written
in any language. It is still partial – all lists are. Neither can we
make a claim to being definitive – this is literature, not science. Is
the best novel one that changes the genre, society or the individual?
One that captures the zeitgeist, or has an afterlife far beyond its
pages. Or a novel that scorches itself so deeply into your soul you can
remember exactly when and where you were when you first read it? None of
these criteria on their own is enough. Lisa Allardice, The Guardian
nell'elenco dei 100 romanzi più belli del Guardian di quest'anno compare, come al solito Il gattopardo (The Leopard), al 46 posto. L'unico altro romanzo italiano presente è Le città invisibili di Calvino (qui non sono d'accordo). The Guardian
