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Best Novels of the 21st Century (Core List)

The books that were mentioned on all three lists published by the New York Times, The Guardian and the Sunday Times, on the best books (so far) of the 21st century.
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
2
Kate Atkinson
Darkmans (Nicola Barker)
Darkmans
3
Nicola Barker
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
4
Peter Carey
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
5
Michael Chabon
Harvest (Jim Crace)
Harvest
6
Jim Crace
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline
7
Rachel Cusk
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
8
Junot Díaz
The Siege (Helen Dunmore)
The Siege
9
Helen Dunmore
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
10
Jennifer Egan
The Green Road (Anne Enright)
The Green Road
11
Anne Enright
Middlesex (Jeffrey Euginedes)
Middlesex
12
Jeffrey Euginedes
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
13
Elena Ferrante
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
14
Jonathan Franzen
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
15
Mark Haddon
Notes on a Scandal (Zoe Heller)
Notes on a Scandal
16
Zoe Heller
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
17
Alan Hollinghurst
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
18
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
19
N. K. Jemisin
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
20
Denis Johnson
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carre)
The Constant Gardener
21
John Le Carre
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
22
Hilary Mantel
The Infatuations (Javier Marías)
The Infatuations
23
Javier Marías
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
24
Cormac McCarthy
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
25
Ian McEwan
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
26
David Mitchell
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
27
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
28
Marilynne Robinson
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
29
Philip Roth
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
30
George Saunders
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
31
George Saunders
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
32
W.G. Sebald
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
33
Zadie Smith
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
34
Elizabeth Strout
Brooklyn (Colm Tóibín)
Brooklyn
35
Colm Tóibín
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
36
Sarah Waters
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
37
Colson Whitehead
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