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The Most Acclaimed Books of the 21st Century - Page 6

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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Brother, I'm Dying (Edwidge Danticat)
Brother, I'm Dying
201
Edwidge Danticat
Everything Inside (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside
202
Edwidge Danticat
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
203
Eimear McBride
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
204
Eleanor Catton
You & a Bike & a Road (Eleanor Davis)
You & a Bike & a Road
205
Eleanor Davis
Ten Thousand Saints (Eleanor Henderson)
Ten Thousand Saints
206
Eleanor Henderson
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
207
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
208
Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
209
Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
210
Elena Ferrante
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
211
Elif Batuman
The Possessed (Elif Batuman)
The Possessed
212
Elif Batuman
The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History
213
Elizabeth Kolbert
The Speed of Dark (Elizabeth Moon)
The Speed of Dark
214
Elizabeth Moon
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
215
Elizabeth Strout
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
216
Elizabeth Strout
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Emil Ferris)
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
217
Emil Ferris
Margot's Room (Emily Carroll)
Margot's Room
218
Emily Carroll
I Like to Watch (Emily Nussbaum)
I Like to Watch
219
Emily Nussbaum
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
220
Emily St John Mandel
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
221
Emma Donoghue
Modern Lovers (Emma Staub)
Modern Lovers
222
Emma Staub
Lives Other Than My Own (Emmanuel Carrere)
Lives Other Than My Own
223
Emmanuel Carrere
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
224
Ephron
The Goon (Eric Powell)
The Goon
225
Eric Powell
Hello, Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)
Hello, Universe
226
Erin Entrada Kelly
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
227
Esi Edugyan
Dear Cyborgs (Eugene Lim)
Dear Cyborgs
228
Eugene Lim
Notes From No Man's Land (Eula Biss)
Notes From No Man's Land
229
Eula Biss
On Immunity: An Inoculation (Eula Biss)
On Immunity: An Inoculation
230
Eula Biss
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune (Evan Osnos)
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune
231
Evan Osnos
Daytripper (Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba)
Daytripper
232
Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
233
Fonda Lee
Them: A Memoir of Parents (Francine Du Plessix Gray)
Them: A Memoir of Parents
234
Francine Du Plessix Gray
The Line Becomes a River (Francisco Cantu)
The Line Becomes a River
235
Francisco Cantu
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
236
Fredrik Backman
Alif the Unseen (G. Willow Wilson)
Alif the Unseen
237
G. Willow Wilson
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W (Gabriel Brownstein)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W
238
Gabriel Brownstein
Blood, Bones & Butter (Gabrielle Hamilton)
Blood, Bones & Butter
239
Gabrielle Hamilton
Do Everything in the Dark (Gary Indiana)
Do Everything in the Dark
240
Gary Indiana
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