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Great Contemporary Fiction

This is a list of contemporary novels and short story collections I've enjoyed in recent years. How many have you read?
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All the Rivers (Dorit Rabinyan)
All the Rivers
1
Dorit Rabinyan
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
3
Fredrik Backman
The Apology (Eve Ensler)
The Apology
4
Eve Ensler
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
5
Ali Smith
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
6
Fredrik Backman
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
7
Jess Walter
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
8
Liane Moriarty
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
9
Junot Diaz
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
10
Jacqueline Woodson
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
11
André Aciman
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
12
Elizabeth Gilbert
Daisy Jones and the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones and the Six
13
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Days of Abandonment (Elena Ferrante)
The Days of Abandonment
14
Elena Ferrante
The Deal of a Lifetime (Fredrik Backman)
The Deal of a Lifetime
15
Fredrik Backman
A Decent Family (Rosa Ventrella)
A Decent Family
16
Rosa Ventrella
Dreamland (Sarah Dessen)
Dreamland
17
Sarah Dessen
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
18
Gail Honeyman
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
19
Celeste Ng
Evvie Drake Starts Over (Linda Holmes)
Evvie Drake Starts Over
20
Linda Holmes
Find Me (Andre Aciman)
Find Me
21
Andre Aciman
Ghosts (Dolly Alderton)
Ghosts
22
Dolly Alderton
The Girl Who Reads on the Metro (Christine Feret Fleury)
The Girl Who Reads on the Metro
23
Christine Feret Fleury
Grand Union (Zadie Smith)
Grand Union
24
Zadie Smith
The Great Godden (Meg Rosoff)
The Great Godden
25
Meg Rosoff
Gun Love (Jennifer Clement)
Gun Love
26
Jennifer Clement
Here I Am (Foer)
Here I Am
27
Foer
Hippie (Paulo Coelho)
Hippie
28
Paulo Coelho
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
29
Kamila Shamsie
The House on Parkgate Street (And Other Dublin Stories) (Christine Dwyer Hickey)
The House on Parkgate Street (And Other Dublin Stories)
30
Christine Dwyer Hickey
The How & the Why (Cynthia Hand)
The How & the Why
31
Cynthia Hand
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
32
Liane Moriarty
If I Never Met You (Mhairi McFarlane)
If I Never Met You
33
Mhairi McFarlane
If You Come Softly (Jacqueline Woodson)
If You Come Softly
34
Jacqueline Woodson
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells (Andrew Sean Greer)
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells
35
Andrew Sean Greer
Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
Jellicoe Road
36
Melina Marchetta
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Juliet Takes a Breath
37
Gabby Rivera
Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)
Just Listen
38
Sarah Dessen
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline
39
Rainbow Rowell
Last Night (Mhairi McFarlane)
Last Night
40
Mhairi McFarlane
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