Which publishing company, owned by Random House, ranked Brave New World fifth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century?
Brave New World In 1999, the Modern Library ranked "Brave New World" fifth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, Robert McCrum writing for "The Observer" included "Brave New World" chronologically at number 53 in "the top 100 greatest novels of all time", and the novel was listed at number 87 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
Dengeki Bunko Dengeki Bunko (電撃文庫 ) is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of "Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania" volume one, and is a light novel imprint aimed at a male audience. The editors in charge of this imprint have a reputation for welcoming new authors, and hold a yearly contest, the "Dengeki Novel Prize", to discover new talent. The eighth volume of "Kino's Journey", originally published in October 2004, was Dengeki Bunko's 1,000th published novel. As of September 2010, Dengeki Bunko has published over 2,000 light novels; the 2,000th novel was volume one of Yuyuko Takemiya's "Golden Time". Several publications from Dengeki Bunko were later adapted into anime series, including "Kino's Journey", "Shakugan no Shana", "A Certain Magical Index" and "Sword Art Online" among others. After MediaWorks' light novel magazine "Dengeki hp" was discontinued, a new magazine entitled "Dengeki Bunko Magazine" succeeded it. In April 2013, the imprint celebrated their 20th anniversary with an exhibition.