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Standout Novels and Short Story Collections, 2000-2020 - Page 5

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 Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
161
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
162
Margaret Atwood
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
163
Tommy Orange
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Yiyun Li)
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
164
Yiyun Li
Three Junes (Julia Glass)
Three Junes
165
Julia Glass
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
166
Liu Cixin
Through Black Spruce (Joseph Boyden)
Through Black Spruce
167
Joseph Boyden
The Tiger's Wife (Téa Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
168
Téa Obreht
Tinkers (Paul Harding)
Tinkers
169
Paul Harding
The Topeka School (Ben Lerner)
The Topeka School
170
Ben Lerner
Tram 83 (Fiston Mwanza Mujila)
Tram 83
171
Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Transparent City (Ondjaki)
Transparent City
172
Ondjaki
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
173
Denis Johnson
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
174
Peter Carey
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
175
Susan Choi
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
176
Colson Whitehead
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
177
Naomi Novik
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
178
Han Kang
Vernon God Little (D.B.C. Pierre)
Vernon God Little
179
D.B.C. Pierre
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
180
Jennifer Egan
Visitation (Jenny Erpenbeck)
Visitation
181
Jenny Erpenbeck
The Wandering Falcon (Jamil Ahmad)
The Wandering Falcon
182
Jamil Ahmad
War Trash
War Trash
183
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
184
Noviolet Bulawayo
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
185
Lionel Shriver
What Belongs to You (Garth Greenwell)
What Belongs to You
186
Garth Greenwell
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
187
Zadie Smith
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
188
Aravind Adiga
Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Wizard of the Crow
189
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
190
Hilary Mantel
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
191
Michael Chabon
You Are Not a Stranger Here (Adam Haslett)
You Are Not a Stranger Here
192
Adam Haslett
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