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Top 50: Contemporary Fiction

These are - in my opinion - the 50 best picks for contemporary fiction. How many would you agree with?
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Animal (Lisa Taddeo)
Animal
2
Lisa Taddeo
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
3
Fredrik Backman
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
4
Ali Smith
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
5
Fredrik Backman
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
6
Jess Walter
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
7
Liane Moriarty
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
8
Junot Diaz
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
9
Elizabeth Gilbert
Daisy Jones and the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones and the Six
10
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
11
Gail Honeyman
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times
12
Naoise Dolan
Find Me (Andre Aciman)
Find Me
13
Andre Aciman
Ghosts (Dolly Alderton)
Ghosts
14
Dolly Alderton
Girl Woman Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl Woman Other
15
Bernardine Evaristo
Grand Union (Zadie Smith)
Grand Union
16
Zadie Smith
Here I Am (Foer)
Here I Am
17
Foer
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
18
Kamila Shamsie
Juliet Takes a Breath (Gabby Rivera)
Juliet Takes a Breath
19
Gabby Rivera
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
20
Andrew Sean Greer
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
21
Celeste Ng
The Lying Life of Adults (Elena Ferrante)
The Lying Life of Adults
22
Elena Ferrante
Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
23
Bryan Washington
Memories of the Future (Siri Hustvedt)
Memories of the Future
24
Siri Hustvedt
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
25
Elena Ferrante
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
26
Elizabeth Strout
Olive (Emma Gannon)
Olive
27
Emma Gannon
Places I Stopped on the Way Home (Meg Fee)
Places I Stopped on the Way Home
28
Meg Fee
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
29
Curtis Sittenfeld
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
30
Candice Carty-Williams
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
31
Jacqueline Woodson
Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Rodham
32
Curtis Sittenfeld
Sadie (Courtney Summers)
Sadie
33
Courtney Summers
Saturdays at Noon (Rachel Marks)
Saturdays at Noon
34
Rachel Marks
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
35
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Storied Life of A.J. Fiery (Gabrielle Zevin)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fiery
36
Gabrielle Zevin
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
37
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
38
Elena Ferrante
The Submission (Amy Waldman)
The Submission
39
Amy Waldman
Swimming Home (Deborah Levy)
Swimming Home
40
Deborah Levy
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