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Standout Novels and Short Story Collections, 2000-2020 - Page 4

This list contains winners and nominees for various awards for fiction, plus a few of my favorites, that were published between 2000 and 2020. It is limited to adult fiction and first books of series and is by no means exhaustive. The goal was rather to present a variety and hopefully, inspiration for your reading!
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Neil Gaiman
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
122
Elizabeth Strout
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
123
Zadie Smith
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
124
Ocean Vuong
Orphan Master's Son (Johnson, Adam)
Orphan Master's Son
125
Johnson, Adam
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
126
Margaret Atwood
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
127
Per Petterson
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
128
Richard Powers
The Pale King (David Foster Wallace)
The Pale King
129
David Foster Wallace
Patchwork (Ellen Banda-Aaku)
Patchwork
130
Ellen Banda-Aaku
The Plague of Doves (Louise Erdrich)
The Plague of Doves
131
Louise Erdrich
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
132
Naomi Alderman
Property (Valerie Martin)
Property
133
Valerie Martin
Purple Hibicus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibicus
134
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Redeployment (Phil Klay)
Redeployment
135
Phil Klay
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
136
Cormac McCarthy
The Road Home (Rose Remain)
The Road Home
137
Rose Remain
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
138
Louise Erdrich
Ru (Kim Thuy)
Ru
139
Kim Thuy
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
140
Alice Munro
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
141
Jesmyn Ward
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
142
John Banville
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
143
Svetlana Alexievich,
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
144
Lola Shoneyin
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
145
Paul Beatty
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
146
Julian Barnes
Servants of the Map
Servants of the Map
147
Shadow Country (Peter Mattiessen)
Shadow Country
148
Peter Mattiessen
Shakespeare's Kitchen
Shakespeare's Kitchen
149
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
150
Jesmyn Ward
The Slynx (Tatyana Tolstaya)
The Slynx
151
Tatyana Tolstaya
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
152
Andrea Levy
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
153
Eowyn Ivey
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
154
Philipp Meyer
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
155
Madeline Miller
The Sound of Things Falling
The Sound of Things Falling
156
The Sport of Kings (C.E. Morgan)
The Sport of Kings
157
C.E. Morgan
Stay With Me (Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀)
Stay With Me
158
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
The Successor
The Successor
159
The Surrendered
The Surrendered
160
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