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Future Classics: 50 Literary Greats

To quote B&N: "Here are fifty incredible literary works destined to become classics. Many are Pulitzer Prize winners, but there are a few dark horses". As you will notice from the book covers, there are also many Man Booker Prize winners.
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1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
1
Haruki Murakami
The Accursed (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Accursed
2
Joyce Carol Oates
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3
Michael Chabon
American Woman
American Woman
4
The Art of Fielding (Wisconson)
The Art of Fielding
5
Wisconson
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
6
Ian McEwan
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
7
Ann Pratchett
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
8
Margaret Atwood
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
9
Joyce Carol Oates
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
10
Marlon James
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
11
Junot Díaz
Chronic City
Chronic City
12
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
13
Dave Eggers
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
14
David Mitchell
Empire Falls, by Richard Russo
Empire Falls, by Richard Russo
15
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
16
Celeste Ng
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
17
Jonathan Franzen
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
18
Marilynne Robinson
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
19
Donna Tartt
House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)
House of Leaves
20
Mark Danielewski
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
21
Philip Roth
Imagine Me Gone (Adam Haslett)
Imagine Me Gone
22
Adam Haslett
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
23
Meg Wolitzer
Invisible (Paul Auster)
Invisible
24
Paul Auster
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
25
Edward P. Jones
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
26
Yann Martel
Look at Me
Look at Me
27
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
28
Eleanor Catton
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Marriage Plot
29
Jeffrey Eugenides
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
30
Jeffrey Eugenides
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
31
Elena Ferrante
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
32
Jhumpa Lahiri
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
33
Joseph O'Neill
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
34
Kazuo Ishiguro
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
35
Zadie Smith
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
36
Elizabeth Strout
The Pale King (David Foster Wallace)
The Pale King
37
David Foster Wallace
Purity (Jonathan Franzen)
Purity
38
Jonathan Franzen
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
39
Cormac McCarthy
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
40
Paul Beatty
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