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The Guardian's Best Fiction of 2020

Guardian critics pick 2020's best fiction.Hilary Mantel, Ali Smith and Tsitsi Dangarembga completed landmark series, Martin Amis turned to autofiction and Elena Ferrante returned to Naples – Justine Jordan picks the best novels of the year, including a host of brilliant debuts.
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Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
1
Maggie O'farrell
Weather (Jenny Offill)
Weather
2
Jenny Offill
The Pull of the Stars (Emma Donoghue)
The Pull of the Stars
3
Emma Donoghue
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
4
Douglas Stuart
Burnt Sugar (Avni Doshi)
Burnt Sugar
5
Avni Doshi
Real Life (Brandon Taylor)
Real Life
6
Brandon Taylor
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
7
Susanna Clarke
Mr Wilder and Me (Jonathan Coe)
Mr Wilder and Me
8
Jonathan Coe
The Mirror and the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror and the Light
9
Hilary Mantel
The Lying Life of Adults (Elena Ferrante)
The Lying Life of Adults
10
Elena Ferrante
Mayflies (Andrew O'Hagan)
Mayflies
11
Andrew O'Hagan
Summerwater (Sarah Moss)
Summerwater
12
Sarah Moss
Tyll (Daniel Kehlmann)
Tyll
13
Daniel Kehlmann
When We Cease to Understand the World (Benjamin Labatut)
When We Cease to Understand the World
14
Benjamin Labatut
The Silence (Don Delillo)
The Silence
15
Don Delillo
Jack (Marilynne Robinson)
Jack
16
Marilynne Robinson
Inside Story (Martin Amis)
Inside Story
17
Martin Amis
Summer (Ali Smith)
Summer
18
Ali Smith
This Mournable Body (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
This Mournable Body
19
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Reality, and Other Stories (John Lanchester)
Reality, and Other Stories
20
John Lanchester
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times
21
Naoise Dolan
Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
22
Kiley Reid
The Liar's Dictionary (Eley Williams)
The Liar's Dictionary
23
Eley Williams
Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Rodham
24
Curtis Sittenfeld
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again (M. John Harrison)
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again
25
M. John Harrison
Good Citizens Need Not Fear (Maria Reva)
Good Citizens Need Not Fear
26
Maria Reva
Hurricane Season (Fernanda Melchor)
Hurricane Season
27
Fernanda Melchor
The Voice in My Ear (Frances Leviston)
The Voice in My Ear
28
Frances Leviston
Utopia Avenue (David Mitchell)
Utopia Avenue
29
David Mitchell
The Bass Rock (Evie Wyld)
The Bass Rock
30
Evie Wyld
The Young Team (Graeme Armstrong)
The Young Team
31
Graeme Armstrong
Little Eyes (Samanta Schweblin)
Little Eyes
32
Samanta Schweblin
Rainbow Milk (Paul Mendez)
Rainbow Milk
33
Paul Mendez
The Dominant Animal (Kathryn Scanlan)
The Dominant Animal
34
Kathryn Scanlan
Modern Times (Cathy Sweeney)
Modern Times
35
Cathy Sweeney
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
36
Brit Bennett
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