| 1 | Peter Carey | Bliss | 
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| 2 | Mario Vargas Llosa | The War of the End of the World | 
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| 3 | William S Burroughs | Cities of the Red Night | 
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| 4 | Martin Amis | Other People | 
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| 5 | Philip K Dick | Valis | 
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| 6 | Antonio Lobo Antunes | An Explanation of the Birds | 
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| 7 | John Irving | The Hotel New Hampshire | 
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