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The Independent Best Books of 2013

Here is a list of the Independent's (UK) best books of the year 2013. How many of these have you read?
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3 Novels (César Aira)
3 Novels
1
César Aira
100 Days to Victory (Saul David)
100 Days to Victory
2
Saul David
The Adventures of Shola (Bernardo Atxaga)
The Adventures of Shola
3
Bernardo Atxaga
Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door
Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door
4
All the Birds, Singing (Evie Wyld)
All the Birds, Singing
5
Evie Wyld
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
6
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Officer an a Spy (Robert Harris)
An Officer an a Spy
7
Robert Harris
Autobiography (Morrissey)
Autobiography
8
Morrissey
Back to Back (Julia Franck)
Back to Back
9
Julia Franck
Becoming Johnny Vegas (Johnny Vegas)
Becoming Johnny Vegas
10
Johnny Vegas
Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star (Tracey Thorn)
Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star
11
Tracey Thorn
Binocular Vision (Edith Pearlman)
Binocular Vision
12
Edith Pearlman
Birth School Metallica Death (Ian Winwood)
Birth School Metallica Death
13
Ian Winwood
Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe (Mick Wall)
Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe
14
Mick Wall
A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine (Tony Benn)
A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine
15
Tony Benn
The Blind Man's Garden (Nadeem Aslam)
The Blind Man's Garden
16
Nadeem Aslam
Blinding (Mircea Cartarescu)
Blinding
17
Mircea Cartarescu
The Bone Dragon (Alexia Casale)
The Bone Dragon
18
Alexia Casale
The Book of My Lives
The Book of My Lives
19
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
20
Daniel James Brown
The Breath of Night (Michael Arditti)
The Breath of Night
21
Michael Arditti
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
22
Hannah Kent
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
23
Chatting With Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview (Henri Matisse)
Chatting With Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview
24
Henri Matisse
The Childhood of Jesus (J.M. Coetzee)
The Childhood of Jesus
25
J.M. Coetzee
Claude in the Spotlight (Alex T. Smith)
Claude in the Spotlight
26
Alex T. Smith
Coleshill (Fiona Sampson)
Coleshill
27
Fiona Sampson
Crow Blue (Adriana Lisboa)
Crow Blue
28
Adriana Lisboa
The Dark Road
The Dark Road
29
Dead Man's Land (Robert Ryan)
Dead Man's Land
30
Robert Ryan
The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II (Charles Glass)
The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II
31
Charles Glass
Division Street (Helen Mort)
Division Street
32
Helen Mort
Don't Tell Sybil (George Melly)
Don't Tell Sybil
33
George Melly
Doped: The Real Life Story of the 1960s Racehorse Doping Gang (Jamie Reid)
Doped: The Real Life Story of the 1960s Racehorse Doping Gang
34
Jamie Reid
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington (Terry Teachout)
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
35
Terry Teachout
Egghead (Bo Burnham)
Egghead
36
Bo Burnham
Eminent Hipsters (Donald Fagen)
Eminent Hipsters
37
Donald Fagen
Expo 58 (Jonathan Coe)
Expo 58
38
Jonathan Coe
Exposure (Sayed Kashua)
Exposure
39
Sayed Kashua
Fear and Loathing in La Liga (Sid Lowe)
Fear and Loathing in La Liga
40
Sid Lowe
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