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The Most Acclaimed Books of the 21st Century - Page 16

This list is composed of prize-winning books and entries on retrospective critics' lists from the past two decades. The sources are:
Man Booker Prize; Pulitzer Prize: Fiction, Drama; National Book Award: Fiction, Nonfiction; Hugo Award; Nebula Award; World Fantasy Award; PEN/Faulkner Award; Newberry Medal; Women's Prize for Fiction; Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction; National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction; Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
The Guardian 100 Best Books of 21st Century; Tournament of Books semi-finalists and winners 2005-2020; NYT Ten Best Books Through Time (2004-2020); NYT Best American plays Since ANGELS IN AMERICA; CrimeReads 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade; Slate's Best Nonfiction from the Past 25 Years; AV Club's best comics of 2000-9/2010s; Vox best books of the 2010s; Lithub 10 Best Memoirs/Essay Collection of the 2010s; The Independent best essay collections of the 2010s; Vulture's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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Canada (Richard Ford)
Canada
Richard Ford
602
The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
Richard Ford
603
The Age of Wonder (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder
Richard Holmes
604
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman (Richard Lloyd Parry)
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
Richard Lloyd Parry
605
Here (Richard McGuire)
Here
Richard McGuire
606
The Apple Family Plays (Richard Nelson)
The Apple Family Plays
Richard Nelson
607
The Evolution of Beauty (Richard O. Prum)
The Evolution of Beauty
Richard O. Prum
608
A Year Down Yonder (Richard Peck)
A Year Down Yonder
Richard Peck
609
The Echo Maker (Richard Powers)
The Echo Maker
Richard Powers
610
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
Richard Powers
611
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
612
The Spirit Level (Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett)
The Spirit Level
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
613
The Mystery of Mary Rogers (Rick Geary)
The Mystery of Mary Rogers
Rick Geary
614
Underland (Rober M)
Underland
Rober M
615
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
The Passage of Power
Robert A. Caro
616
The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Master of the Senate (Robert A. Caro)
The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Master of the Senate
Robert A. Caro
617
Spin (Robert Charles Wilson)
Spin
Robert Charles Wilson
618
Hominids (Robert J. Sawyer)
Hominids
Robert J. Sawyer
619
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker
620
Lost Girls (Robert Kolker)
Lost Girls
Robert Kolker
621
The Old Ways (Robert MacFarlane)
The Old Ways
Robert MacFarlane
622
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
Roberto Bolano
623
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
624
The Invented Part (Rodrigo Fresán)
The Invented Part
Rodrigo Fresán
625
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
626
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
Ron Chernow
627
Prince of Cats (Ronald Wimberley)
Prince of Cats
Ronald Wimberley
628
The Road Home (Rose Tremain)
The Road Home
Rose Tremain
629
An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
An Untamed State
Roxane Gay
630
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast
631
A Prayer for Travelers (Ruchika Tomar)
A Prayer for Travelers
Ruchika Tomar
632
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alman)
Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alman
633
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki
634
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
Ruth Ware
635
The Caprices (Sabina Murray)
The Caprices
Sabina Murray
636
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still
Sally Mann
637
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
Sally Rooney
638
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
Sally Rooney
639
Home Land (Sam Lipsyte)
Home Land
Sam Lipsyte
640
Dreamland (Sam Quinones)
Dreamland
Sam Quinones
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