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The 21st Century's 12 Greatest Novels

Books listed in descending order, followed by the runner-ups, as selected by BBC on January 19th, 2015.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
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The Known World
The Known World
3
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
4
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
5
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
7
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
8
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
9
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
10
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
12
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
13
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
14
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
15
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend
16
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
17
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
18
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
Zadie Smith
19
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
Roberto Bolaño
20
The Great Fire
The Great Fire
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