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50 Best Contemporary Novels From the 21st Century That You Should Read

"Previously we published 40 bestselling books of all time and now we are going to list and provide an overview of the 50 best contemporary novels from the 21st century which have created their own space in the reader's minds."
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
2
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
3
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
4
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
5
War Trash (Ha Jin)
War Trash (Ha Jin)
6
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
7
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
8
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
9
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
10
Restless (William Boyd)
Restless (William Boyd)
11
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
12
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son
13
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
14
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
15
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
16
Day (A.L. Kennedy)
Day (A.L. Kennedy)
17
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
18
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
19
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn (Ali Smith)
20
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
21
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
22
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
23
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
24
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
25
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
26
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
27
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
28
Pure
Pure
29
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
30
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
31
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
32
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
33
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
34
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
35
Second Hand Time (Sviatlana Aleksievich)
Second Hand Time (Sviatlana Aleksievich)
36
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
37
The Sea
The Sea
38
A Visit From the Goon Squad
A Visit From the Goon Squad
39
Pi Patel (Life of Pi) (Yan Martel)
Pi Patel (Life of Pi) (Yan Martel)
40
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
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