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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
1
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
2
Paul Beatty
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
3
Aravind Adiga
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
4
David Mitchell
War Trash (Ha Jin)
War Trash
5
Ha Jin
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
6
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
7
Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
8
Hilary Mantel
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
9
Richard Flanagan
Restless (William Boyd)
Restless
10
William Boyd
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
11
Andrea Levy
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
12
Adam Johnson
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
13
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
14
Colson Whitehead
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
15
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Day (A.L. Kennedy)
Day
16
A.L. Kennedy
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
17
Denis Johnson
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
18
Elizabeth Strout
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
19
Ali Smith
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
20
Eleanor Catton
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
21
Donna Tartt
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
22
Markus Zusak
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
23
Richard Powers
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
24
Marlon James
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
25
Philip Roth
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
26
Sue Monk Kidd
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
27
Alan Hollinghurst
Pure
Pure
28
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
29
Kiran Desai
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Gathering
30
Anne Enright
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
31
Marilynne Robinson
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
32
Andrew Sean Greer
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
33
Anne Tyler
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
34
Margaret Atwood
Second Hand Time (Sviatlana Aleksievich)
Second Hand Time
35
Sviatlana Aleksievich
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
36
George Saunders
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
37
John Banville
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
38
Jennifer Egan
Pi Patel (Life of Pi) (Yan Martel)
Pi Patel (Life of Pi)
39
Yan Martel
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
40
Anthony Doerr
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