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The Independent Best Books of 2002

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Here is a list of the Independent's (UK) best books of 2002. How many have you read?
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52 Ways of Looking at a Poem (Ruth Padel)
52 Ways of Looking at a Poem
1
Ruth Padel
Absolute Rage (Robert K. Tanenbaum)
Absolute Rage
2
Robert K. Tanenbaum
The Albany Cycle: Book One (William Kennedy)
The Albany Cycle: Book One
3
William Kennedy
The Albany Cycle: Book Two (William Kennedy)
The Albany Cycle: Book Two
4
William Kennedy
Albion, the Origins of the English Imagination (Peter Ackroyd)
Albion, the Origins of the English Imagination
5
Peter Ackroyd
Among Muslims: Meetings at the Frontiers of Pakistan (Kathleen Jamie)
Among Muslims: Meetings at the Frontiers of Pakistan
6
Kathleen Jamie
Any Human Heart (William Boyd)
Any Human Heart
7
William Boyd
Balthasar's Odyssey (Amin Maalouf)
Balthasar's Odyssey
8
Amin Maalouf
Best New Horror 13 (Stephen Jones)
Best New Horror 13
9
Stephen Jones
The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories (Alisa Surkis and Monica Nolan)
The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories
10
Alisa Surkis and Monica Nolan
The Bird Hospital (Anna Wigley)
The Bird Hospital
11
Anna Wigley
Bitter Eden (Tatamkhulu Afrika)
Bitter Eden
12
Tatamkhulu Afrika
The Business of Dying (Simon Kernick)
The Business of Dying
13
Simon Kernick
Chance Witness (Matthew Parris)
Chance Witness
14
Matthew Parris
The Child That Books Built (Francis Spufford)
The Child That Books Built
15
Francis Spufford
A Child's Book of True Crime (Chloe Hooper)
A Child's Book of True Crime
16
Chloe Hooper
Clara (Janice Galloway)
Clara
17
Janice Galloway
Collected Poems and Translations (Elaine Feinstein)
Collected Poems and Translations
18
Elaine Feinstein
The Complete Works of Isaac Babel (Isaac Babel)
The Complete Works of Isaac Babel
19
Isaac Babel
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (Micael Ondaatje)
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
20
Micael Ondaatje
The Crafty Art of Playmaking (Alan Ayckbourne)
The Crafty Art of Playmaking
21
Alan Ayckbourne
Crow Lake (Mary Lawson)
Crow Lake
22
Mary Lawson
Dark Star Safari (Paul Theroux)
Dark Star Safari
23
Paul Theroux
Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker (James Gavin)
Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker
24
James Gavin
The Devil's Rope: A Cultural History of Barbed Wire (Alan Krell)
The Devil's Rope: A Cultural History of Barbed Wire
25
Alan Krell
Do Not Pass Go (Tim Moore)
Do Not Pass Go
26
Tim Moore
Dog Days (Jeffrey Lee)
Dog Days
27
Jeffrey Lee
Edward Dorn: A World of Difference (Tom Clark)
Edward Dorn: A World of Difference
28
Tom Clark
The End of My Tether (Neil Astley)
The End of My Tether
29
Neil Astley
Fast and Louche (Jeremy Scott)
Fast and Louche
30
Jeremy Scott
Felony (Emma Tennant)
Felony
31
Emma Tennant
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
32
Sarah Waters
God (Alexander Waugh)
God
33
Alexander Waugh
Going Out (Scarlett Thomas)
Going Out
34
Scarlett Thomas
The Horned Man (James Lasdun)
The Horned Man
35
James Lasdun
How to Be Alone (Franzen)
How to Be Alone
36
Franzen
The Human Pool (Chris Petit)
The Human Pool
37
Chris Petit
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things (Jon McGregor)
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
38
Jon McGregor
The Impressionist (Hari Kunzru)
The Impressionist
39
Hari Kunzru
The Inferno of Dante Alighieri (Dante)
The Inferno of Dante Alighieri
40
Dante
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