About this list

The Bellingham Herald , 16 Books

Over 1,300 people submitted nominations for the greatest works of art of the millennium. This was followed up with leading writers/experts assessing each nomination and explaining why they deserve to be considered masterpieces. The 50 works chosen were selected by the general public, but they seemed to also have been "confirmed" or validated by experts. This list only includes the books that are on the larger list.

This list was originally published in 2000 and was added to this site about 1 year ago.