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The Guardian's Best Fiction Books of 2021

Dazzling debuts, a word-of-mouth hit, plus this year's bestsellers from Sally Rooney, Jonathan Franzen, Kazuo Ishiguro and more.
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Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
1
Sally Rooney
The Books of Jacob (Olga Tokarczuk)
The Books of Jacob
2
Olga Tokarczuk
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
3
Jonathan Franzen
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
4
Kazuo Ishiguro
Palmares (Gayl Jones)
Palmares
5
Gayl Jones
The Women of Troy (Pat Barker)
The Women of Troy
6
Pat Barker
Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout)
Oh William!
7
Elizabeth Strout
The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)
The Book of Form and Emptiness
8
Ruth Ozeki
The Magician (Colm Toibin)
The Magician
9
Colm Toibin
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
10
Colson Whitehead
Painting Time (Maylis De Kerangal)
Painting Time
11
Maylis De Kerangal
Treacle Walker (Alan Garner)
Treacle Walker
12
Alan Garner
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
13
Anthony Doerr
A Shock (Keith Ridgway)
A Shock
14
Keith Ridgway
The Promise (Damon Galgut)
The Promise
15
Damon Galgut
The Fortune Men (Nadifa Mohamed)
The Fortune Men
16
Nadifa Mohamed
Light Perpetual (Francis Spufford)
Light Perpetual
17
Francis Spufford
China Room (Sunjeev Sahota)
China Room
18
Sunjeev Sahota
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
Second Place
19
Rachel Cusk
No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
No One Is Talking About This
20
Patricia Lockwood
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
21
Raven Leilani
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
22
Natasha Brown
The Manningtree Witches (AK Blakemore)
The Manningtree Witches
23
AK Blakemore
Keeping the House (Tice Cin)
Keeping the House
24
Tice Cin
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
25
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Mrs Death Misses Death (Salena Godden)
Mrs Death Misses Death
26
Salena Godden
A Burning (Megha Majumdar)
A Burning
27
Megha Majumdar
How to Kidnap the Rich (Rahul Raina)
How to Kidnap the Rich
28
Rahul Raina
Pity the Beast (Robin McLean)
Pity the Beast
29
Robin McLean
Sorrow and Bliss (Meg Mason)
Sorrow and Bliss
30
Meg Mason
The Hummingbird (Sandro Veronesi)
The Hummingbird
31
Sandro Veronesi
My Phantoms (Gwendoline Riley)
My Phantoms
32
Gwendoline Riley
Dark Neighbourhood (Vanessa Onwuemezi)
Dark Neighbourhood
33
Vanessa Onwuemezi
English Magic (Uschi Gatward)
English Magic
34
Uschi Gatward
Sterling Karat Gold (Isabel Waidner)
Sterling Karat Gold
35
Isabel Waidner
Burntcoat (Sarah Hall)
Burntcoat
36
Sarah Hall
The Passenger (Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz)
The Passenger
37
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Matrix (Lauren Groff)
Matrix
38
Lauren Groff
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