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(Yet Another) Best Books of (A Quarter Of) the 21st Century

This list shares eleven of its entries with the NYT list and seven with the NYT Readers' list, so I at least can't be faulted for lack of creativity in that regard. I also adhered to stricter rules (only one book per author and minimal time traveling via translated into English editions), else this would've looked a tad different.
Also, folks are aware that the 21st century doesn't technically start till 2001, right?
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Home and Exile (Chinua Achebe)
Home and Exile
1
Chinua Achebe
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Achibie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Achibie
The Wandering Falcon (Jamil Ahmad)
The Wandering Falcon
3
Jamil Ahmad
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
4
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Wrong End of the Telescope (Rabih Alameddine)
The Wrong End of the Telescope
5
Rabih Alameddine
Disobedience (Naomi Alderman)
Disobedience
6
Naomi Alderman
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
7
Svetlana Alexievich,
Asunder (Chloe Aridjis)
Asunder
8
Chloe Aridjis
The Woman From Tantoura (Radwa Ashour)
The Woman From Tantoura
9
Radwa Ashour
Arthur & George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur & George
10
Julian Barnes
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War. (Gioconda Belli)
The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War.
11
Gioconda Belli
The Corpse Exhibition (Hassan Blasim)
The Corpse Exhibition
12
Hassan Blasim
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
13
Roberto Bolaño
Tomboy (Nina Bouraoui)
Tomboy
14
Nina Bouraoui
Any Human Heart (William Boyd)
Any Human Heart
15
William Boyd
The Absolutist (John Boyne)
The Absolutist
16
John Boyne
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
17
Allie Brosh
The Beauty of the Husband (Anne Carson)
The Beauty of the Husband
18
Anne Carson
Sacred Games (Vikram Chandra)
Sacred Games
19
Vikram Chandra
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
20
Susanna Clarke
The Beautiful Struggle (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Beautiful Struggle
21
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Meaning of Freedom and Other Difficult Dialogues (Angela Davis)
The Meaning of Freedom and Other Difficult Dialogues
22
Angela Davis
Bait: Four Stories (Mahasweta Devi)
Bait: Four Stories
23
Mahasweta Devi
Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years
24
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (Louise Erdrich)
Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
25
Louise Erdrich
Visitation (Jenny Erpenbeck)
Visitation
26
Jenny Erpenbeck
Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
27
Percival Everett
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
28
Elena Ferrante
I Called Him Necktie (Milena Michiko Flašar)
I Called Him Necktie
29
Milena Michiko Flašar
On Sal Mal Lane (Ru Freeman)
On Sal Mal Lane
30
Ru Freeman
Sea of Poppies (Amitav Ghosh)
Sea of Poppies
31
Amitav Ghosh
Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth (Xiaolu Guo)
Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
32
Xiaolu Guo
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
33
Han Kang
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
34
Richard Holmes
The Guest (Sok-Yong Hwang)
The Guest
35
Sok-Yong Hwang
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
36
Kazuo Ishiguro
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
37
Marlon James
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Shehan Karunatilaka)
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
38
Shehan Karunatilaka
Second Person Singular (Sayed Kashua)
Second Person Singular
39
Sayed Kashua
Liquidation (Imre Kertész)
Liquidation
40
Imre Kertész
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