The Greatest Books Since 2000

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
9910 The Past Alan Pauls 2003 Argentinian Spanish
9911 Thera Zeruya Shalev 2005 Israeli Hebrew
9912 Miracle Creek Angie Kim 2019 American English
9912 Your House Will Pay Steph Cha 2019 American English
9915 Crooked Plow Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 Brazilian Portuguese
9922 Children Of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 British English
9926 The Eagle's Throne Carlos Fuentes 2002 Mexican Spanish
9935 The Sisters Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2023 Swedish English
9936 My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult 2004 American English
9937 One Child Mei Fong 2016 Unknown English
9942 Medicine Walk Richard Wagamese 2014 Canadian English
9942 Joseph Marie-Hélène Lafon 2014 French French
9944 El Testigo Juan Villoro 2004 Mexican Spanish
9945 An Apartment On Uranus Paul B. Preciado 2019 Spanish French
9945 Retaguardia Roja Fernando del Rey 2019 Spanish Spanish
9949 The Book Of Fathers Miklós Vámos 2000 Hungarian Hungarian
9951 The Souls Of China Ian Johnson 2017 American English
9953 Actress Anne Enright 2020 Irish English
9956 The Book Of Delights Ross Gay 2019 American English
9955 Songspirals Gay'wu Group of Women 2019 Unknown English
9954 Big Girl, Small Town Michelle Gallen 2020 Irish English
9958 On The Calculation Of Volume Solvej Balle 2025 Danish Danish
9961 Winner Of The National Book Award Jincy Willett 2003 American English
9961 Varieties Of Exile Mavis Gallant 2003 Canadian English
9961 The Wife Meg Wolitzer 2003 American English
9961 Mailman J. Robert Lennon 2003 American English
9961 Prairie Gothic J. M. Hayes 2003 American English
9961 San Remo Drive Leslie Epstein 2003 American English
9967 Politics Hendrik Hertzberg 2004 American English
9967 The Silence Of The Sea Yrsa Sigurdardottir 2012 Icelandic Icelandic
9969 Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran 2022 Unknown English
9973 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9973 Legend Marie Lu 2011 American English
9973 Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple 2012 American English
9971 Gebrek Is Een Groot Woord Nina Polak 2018 Dutch Dutch
9977 The Most Wanted Man In China Fang Lizhi 2016 Unknown English
9976 Mirror, Shoulder, Signal Dorthe Nors 2016 Danish English
9978 A Guardian And A Thief Megha Majumdar 2025 Indian English
9980 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9979 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
9983 Pictures At A Revolution Mark Harris 2008 American English
9986 Ravel Jean Echenoz 2006 French French
9987 The Lost Highway David Adams Richards 2007 Canadian English
9990 Minshu To Aikoku Eiji Oguma 2014 Japanese Japanese
9988 Unsheltered Clare Moleta 2018 Unknown English
9989 On The Calculation Of Volume 3 Solvej Balle 2021 Unknown Danish
9996 Mistakes Were Made Meryl Wilsner 2023 Unknown English
9997 Baldwin Nicholas Boggs 2025 Unknown English
9999 Narcopolis Jeet Thayil 2012 Indian English
9999 Em And The Big Hoom Jerry Pinto 2012 Indian English
9999 Seeing Like A Feminist Nivedita Menon 2012 Indian English
10003 The Dawn Of Everything David Graeber, David Wengrow 2021 British English
10004 Lone Women Victor LaValle 2023 American English
10002 Where Tigers Are At Home Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès 2008 French French
10010 Multiple Choice Alejandro Zambra 2014 Chilean Spanish
10010 Three Stories J. M. Coetzee 2014 South African English
10015 The Architects Are Here Michael Winter 2007 Canadian English
10014 Qu’elle Aille Au Diable Meryl Streep Rachid El-Daïf 2007 Unknown French
10018 Nine Continents Xiaolu Guo 2017 Chinese English
10019 The End Of The World Is A Cul De Sac Louise Kennedy 2021 Irish English
10017 Mending Bodies Hon Lai-Chu 2010 Chinese Chinese
10021 The Nine Lives Of Charlotte Taylor Sally Armstrong 2007 Canadian English
10022 Ragged Islands Don Hannah 2007 Canadian English
10024 The Iambics Of Newfoundland Robert Finch 2007 Canadian English
10026 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green 2018 American English
10027 The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse Ivan Repila 2013 Spanish Spanish
10027 Obsidio Amie Kaufman 2018 Australian English
10027 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10027 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10027 Let Me Love You Alexandria House 2018 Unknown English
10033 Death Takes Me Cristina Rivera Garza 2007 Mexican English
10034 Maoism Julia Lovell 2019 British English
10035 Goat Days Benyamin 2008 Indian Malayalam
10046 Would I Lie To The Duke Eva Leigh 2020 Unknown English
10053 Diablo Guardián Xavier Velasco 2003 Mexican Spanish
10054 A Truce That Is Not Peace Miriam Toews 2025 Canadian English
10057 In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick 2000 American English
10058 Wellness Nathan Hill 2024 American English
10060 Campo De Retamas Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio 2013 Spanish Spanish
10061 Persepolis 1 & 2 — The Complete Persepolis Marjane Satrapi 2000 French French
10063 In The Café Of Lost Youth Patrick Modiano 2007 French French
10071 Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 2012 American English
10067 Verdes Valles, Colinas Rojas Ramiro Pinilla 2004 Spanish Spanish
10068 The Mirror & The Light Hilary Mantel 2020 British English
10066 The Silences Of Hammerstein Hans Magnus Enzensberger 2008 German German
10076 Habibi Craig Thompson 2011 American English
10075 Creation Lake Rachel Kushner 2024 American English
10080 The Girl With All The Gifts M. R. Carey 2014 British English
10077 One Person, No Vote Carol Anderson 2018 American English
10077 Give People Money Annie Lowrey 2018 American English
10077 To Shape A New World Tommie Shelby, Brandon M. Terry 2018 American English
10082 Disciplined Minds Jeff Schmidt 2000 American English
10083 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10087 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10087 We Have No Idea Daniel Whiteson, Jorge Cham 2017 Unknown English
10084 The Wilderness Angela Flournoy 2025 American English
10089 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10090 Manifesta Jennifer Baumgardner, Amy Richards 2000 American English
10092 Twenty Years And A Day Jorge Semprún 2003 Spanish Spanish
10094 Deep Down Dark Héctor Tobar 2014 American English
10093 The Secret History Of Costaguana Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2007 Colombian Spanish
10094 écrits 2003 2014 Angélica Liddell 2015 Spanish Spanish
10096 Every Day David Levithan 2012 American English
10096 The People In The Trees Hanya Yanagihara 2013 American English
10098 Colored Television Danzy Senna 2024 Unknown English
10098 A Flower Traveled In My Blood Haley Cohen Gilliland 2025 Unknown English
10101 My Life As A Russian Novel Emmanuel Carrère 2007 French French
10102 Unlikely Partners Julian Gewirtz 2017 Unknown English
10104 Orwell And Politics George Orwell 2001 British English
10104 Don Quixote's Delusions Miranda France 2001 British English
10106 Lose Your Mother Saidiya Hartman 2007 American English
10107 Carte Muette Philippe Vasset 2007 French French
10108 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10109 Tokyo Year Zero David Peace 2007 British English
10116 The God Delusion Richard Dawkins 2006 British English
10114 Flashlight Susan Choi 2025 American English
10117 Through The Woods Emily Carroll 2014 Canadian English
10118 Angosta Héctor Abad Faciolince 2003 Colombian Spanish
10119 Always Magic in the Air Ken Emerson 2005 American English
10119 Dogstar Rising Parker Bilal 2013 Egyptian English