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The Most Acclaimed Books of the 21st Century - Page 16

This list is composed of prize-winning books and entries on retrospective critics' lists from the past two decades. The sources are:
Man Booker Prize; Pulitzer Prize: Fiction, Drama; National Book Award: Fiction, Nonfiction; Hugo Award; Nebula Award; World Fantasy Award; PEN/Faulkner Award; Newberry Medal; Women's Prize for Fiction; Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction; National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction; Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
The Guardian 100 Best Books of 21st Century; Tournament of Books semi-finalists and winners 2005-2020; NYT Ten Best Books Through Time (2004-2020); NYT Best American plays Since ANGELS IN AMERICA; CrimeReads 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade; Slate's Best Nonfiction from the Past 25 Years; AV Club's best comics of 2000-9/2010s; Vox best books of the 2010s; Lithub 10 Best Memoirs/Essay Collection of the 2010s; The Independent best essay collections of the 2010s; Vulture's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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Canada (Richard Ford)
Canada
601
Richard Ford
The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
602
Richard Ford
The Age of Wonder (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder
603
Richard Holmes
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman (Richard Lloyd Parry)
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
604
Richard Lloyd Parry
Here (Richard McGuire)
Here
605
Richard McGuire
The Apple Family Plays (Richard Nelson)
The Apple Family Plays
606
Richard Nelson
The Evolution of Beauty (Richard O. Prum)
The Evolution of Beauty
607
Richard O. Prum
A Year Down Yonder (Richard Peck)
A Year Down Yonder
608
Richard Peck
The Echo Maker (Richard Powers)
The Echo Maker
609
Richard Powers
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
610
Richard Powers
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
611
Richard Russo
The Spirit Level (Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett)
The Spirit Level
612
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
The Mystery of Mary Rogers (Rick Geary)
The Mystery of Mary Rogers
613
Rick Geary
Underland (Rober M)
Underland
614
Rober M
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
The Passage of Power
615
Robert A. Caro
The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Master of the Senate (Robert A. Caro)
The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Master of the Senate
616
Robert A. Caro
Spin (Robert Charles Wilson)
Spin
617
Robert Charles Wilson
Hominids (Robert J. Sawyer)
Hominids
618
Robert J. Sawyer
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
619
Robert Kolker
Lost Girls (Robert Kolker)
Lost Girls
620
Robert Kolker
The Old Ways (Robert MacFarlane)
The Old Ways
621
Robert MacFarlane
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
622
Roberto Bolano
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
623
Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Invented Part (Rodrigo Fresán)
The Invented Part
624
Rodrigo Fresán
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
625
Ron Chernow
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
626
Ron Chernow
Prince of Cats (Ronald Wimberley)
Prince of Cats
627
Ronald Wimberley
The Road Home (Rose Tremain)
The Road Home
628
Rose Tremain
An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
An Untamed State
629
Roxane Gay
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
630
Roz Chast
A Prayer for Travelers (Ruchika Tomar)
A Prayer for Travelers
631
Ruchika Tomar
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alman)
Leave the World Behind
632
Rumaan Alman
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
633
Ruth Ozeki
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
634
Ruth Ware
The Caprices (Sabina Murray)
The Caprices
635
Sabina Murray
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still
636
Sally Mann
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
637
Sally Rooney
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
638
Sally Rooney
Home Land (Sam Lipsyte)
Home Land
639
Sam Lipsyte
Dreamland (Sam Quinones)
Dreamland
640
Sam Quinones
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