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The Times' Best Novels of 2023

Johanna Thomas-Corr, Robbie Millen and Susie Goldsbrough recommend the year's most colourful and compelling literary fiction, including novels by Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith and Ann Patchett.
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The New Life (Tom Crewe)
The New Life
1
Tom Crewe
Soldier Sailor (Claire Kilroy)
Soldier Sailor
2
Claire Kilroy
Close to Home (Michael Magee)
Close to Home
3
Michael Magee
Yellowface (R.F. Kuang)
Yellowface
4
R.F. Kuang
The Wren, the Wren (Anne Enright)
The Wren, the Wren
5
Anne Enright
Kairos (Jenny Erpenbeck)
Kairos
6
Jenny Erpenbeck
Fire Rush (Jacqueline Crooks)
Fire Rush
7
Jacqueline Crooks
Caret (Adam Mars-Jones)
Caret
8
Adam Mars-Jones
Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
Tom Lake
9
Ann Patchett
The Hero of This Book (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Hero of This Book
10
Elizabeth McCracken
Absolutely & Forever (Rose Tremain)
Absolutely & Forever
11
Rose Tremain
Old God's Time (Sebastian Barry)
Old God's Time
12
Sebastian Barry
Tremor (Teju Cole)
Tremor
13
Teju Cole
The Wide World (Pierre Lemaitre)
The Wide World
14
Pierre Lemaitre
Ordinary Human Failings (Megan Nolan)
Ordinary Human Failings
15
Megan Nolan
Victory City (Salman Rushdie)
Victory City
16
Salman Rushdie
Crook Manifesto (Colson Whitehead)
Crook Manifesto
17
Colson Whitehead
The Fraud (Zadie Smith)
The Fraud
18
Zadie Smith
Enter Ghost (Isabella Hammad)
Enter Ghost
19
Isabella Hammad
The Happy Couple (Naoise Dolan)
The Happy Couple
20
Naoise Dolan
The Seventh Son (Sebastian Faulks)
The Seventh Son
21
Sebastian Faulks
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
The Bee Sting
22
Paul Murray
Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
23
Eleanor Catton
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