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The New Canon: The 21 Books From the 21st Century Every Man Should Read

These are GQ's hands-down, most emphatically favorite works of fiction from the new millennium, plus all the books from the past thirteen years the authors want you to read
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
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The Human Stain
The Human Stain
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
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True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
Peter Carey
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2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
Roberto Bolaño
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Tree of Smoke
Tree of Smoke
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EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED
EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED
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The Fortress of Solitude
The Fortress of Solitude
10
Pastoralia
Pastoralia
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Runaway (Wendelin Van Draanen)
Runaway
Wendelin Van Draanen
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Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
13
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
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The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach
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Netherland
Netherland
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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 Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
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Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
Ian McEwan
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The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
21
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
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