Top 10 British, Irish or Commonwealth Novels from 1980 to 2005
This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
The Observer, 10 Books
The Observer asked 150 literary luminaries to vote for the best British, Irish or Commonwealth novel from 1980 to 2005.
This list was originally published in 2006 and was added to this site over 12 years ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Disgrace | J. M. Coetzee | 1999 | South African | English | |
| 750 | Money | Martin Amis | 1984 | British | English | |
| 1374 | Earthly Powers | Anthony Burgess | 1980 | British | English | |
| 248 | Atonement | Ian McEwan | 2001 | British | English | |
| 1099 | The Blue Flower | Penelope Fitzgerald | 1995 | British | English | |
| 1554 | The Unconsoled | Kazuo Ishiguro | 1995 | British | English | |
| 64 | Midnight's Children | Salman Rushdie | 1981 | Indian | English | |
| 204 | The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro | 1989 | British | English | |
| 1408 | Amongst Women | John McGahern | 1990 | Irish | English | |
| 2408 | That They May Face the Rising Sun | John McGahern | 2002 | Irish | English |