The Greatest Contemporary Books of All Time

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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
9624 Three Women Lisa Taddeo 2019 American English
9642 Josh And Hazel's Guide To Not Dating Christina Lauren 2018 American English
9644 Heart Lamp Banu Mushtaq 2024 Unknown English
9645 Forgetting Elena Edmund White 1973 American English
9675 Who Loves Yngve Frey? Stig Claesson 1983 Swedish Swedish
9741 Something I've Been Meaning To Tell You Alice Munro 1974 Canadian English
9741 My Life As A Man Philip Roth 1974 American English
9751 Talking From 9 To 5 Deborah Tannen 1994 American English
9770 In A Strange Room Damon Galgut 2010 South African English
9781 The Romantic Agenda Claire Kann 2022 Unknown English
9781 Kiss Her Once For Me Alison Cochrun 2022 Unknown English
9781 Partners In Crime Alisha Rai 2022 Unknown English
9781 Chef’s Kiss TJ Alexander 2022 Unknown English
9781 Next To You Hannah Bonam-Young 2022 Unknown English
9781 D'vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding Chencia C. Higgins 2022 Unknown English
9803 Dear Martin Nic Stone 2017 American English
9825 The Opposite Of A Person Lieke Marsman 2017 Dutch Dutch
9851 Exciting Times Naoise Dolan 2020 Irish English
9897 Modern Lovers Emma Straub 2016 American English
9910 The Past Alan Pauls 2003 Argentinian Spanish
9911 Thera Zeruya Shalev 2005 Israeli Hebrew
9935 The Sisters Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2023 Swedish English
9944 El Testigo Juan Villoro 2004 Mexican Spanish
9958 On The Calculation Of Volume Solvej Balle 2025 Danish Danish
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 San Remo Drive Leslie Epstein 2003 American English
9969 Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran 2022 Unknown English
9971 Gebrek Is Een Groot Woord Nina Polak 2018 Dutch Dutch
9976 Mirror, Shoulder, Signal Dorthe Nors 2016 Danish English
9978 A Guardian And A Thief Megha Majumdar 2025 Indian English
9996 Mistakes Were Made Meryl Wilsner 2023 Unknown English
9999 Narcopolis Jeet Thayil 2012 Indian English
10027 Let Me Love You Alexandria House 2018 Unknown English
10033 Death Takes Me Cristina Rivera Garza 2007 Mexican English
10037 Houseboat Days John Ashbery 1977 American English
10053 Diablo Guardián Xavier Velasco 2003 Mexican Spanish
10058 Wellness Nathan Hill 2024 American English
10063 In The Café Of Lost Youth Patrick Modiano 2007 French French
10084 The Wilderness Angela Flournoy 2025 American English
10089 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10093 The Secret History Of Costaguana Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2007 Colombian Spanish
10101 My Life As A Russian Novel Emmanuel Carrère 2007 French French
10114 Flashlight Susan Choi 2025 American English
10133 Snowflake Louise Nealon 2021 Irish English
10136 Nocturnes For The King Of Naples Edmund White 1978 American English
10136 Dinner Along The Amazon Timothy Findley 1984 Canadian English
10152 Land Of Milk And Honey C Pam Zhang 2023 Unknown English
10158 Transmission Hari Kunzru 2004 British English
10158 On The Way To My Father’s Funeral Jonathan Baumbach 2004 American English
10158 Banishing Verona Margot Livesey 2004 British English
10184 Immigrant, Montana Amitava Kumar 2017 American English
10186 The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud 2013 American English
10195 Satisfaction Guaranteed Lauren Blakely 2019 American English
10195 The Right Swipe Alisha Rai 2019 American English
10220 Quiet Chaos Sandro Veronesi 2005 Italian Italian
10222 I Have Some Questions For You Rebecca Makkai 2023 American English
10219 Great Granny Webster Caroline Blackwood 1977 English English
10227 The Museum Of Modern Love Heather Rose 2018 Australian English
10228 The New Naturals Gabriel Bump 2023 American English
10260 Slow Homecoming Peter Handke 1979 Austrian German
10270 How To Find A Princess Alyssa Cole 2021 American English
10272 Juliette Camille Jourdy 2016 French French
10298 Dirt Music Tim Winton 2001 Australian English
10305 Shakespeare Our Contemporary Jan Kott 1961 Polish Polish
10304 The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 2021 American English
10376 The Correspondent Virginia Evans 2025 Unknown English
10379 Memories Of My Melancholy Whores Gabriel García Márquez 2004 Colombian Spanish
10380 Again, Rachel Marian Keyes 2022 Irish English
10386 The Remains Of Love Zeruya Shalev 2011 Israeli Hebrew
10391 Mudwoman Joyce Carol Oates 2012 American English
10400 Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Lualhati Bautista 1983 Filipino Filipino
10401 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10421 Written In The Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 2020 American English
10421 Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone 2020 Unknown English
10436 Bluff Danez Smith 2024 American English
10447 The Speed Of Light Javier Cercas 2005 Spanish Spanish
10450 Early Work Andrew Martin 2018 American English
10499 Redhill Rococo Shena Mackay 1986 British English
10505 A Voyage To India Gonçalo M. Tavares 2010 Portuguese Portuguese
10510 Funny Story Emily Henry 2024 American English
10510 The Guest Emma Cline 2023 American English
10519 Ruth Kate Riley 2025 Unknown English
10523 Endling Maria Reva 2025 Canadian English
10536 The Emperor Of Gladness Ocean Vuong 2025 Unknown English
10544 The Yield Tara June Winch 2019 Australian English
10546 Rat Bohemia Sarah Schulman 1995 American English
10547 Pageboy Elliot Page 2023 Canadian English
10562 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10567 Palaver Bryan Washington 2025 Unknown English
10574 Ghost Jason Reynolds 2016 American English
10578 How To End A Love Story Yulin Kuang 2024 Unknown English
10578 Take What You Need Idra Novey 2023 American English
10581 The South Tash Aw 2025 Malaysian English
10588 Fresh, Green Life Sebastian Castillo 2025 Unknown English
10610 Evenings And Weekends Oisin McKenna 2024 Unknown English
10621 Dream State Eric Puchner 2025 American English
10627 Fair Play Louise Hegarty 2025 Unknown English
10638 Bug Hollow Michelle Huneven 2025 American English
10648 Blue Sisters Coco Mellors 2024 Unknown English
10651 Lonely Crowds Stephanie Wambugu 2025 Unknown English
10662 You Should Be So Lucky Cat Sebastian 2024 Unknown English
10666 Maggie; Or, A Man And A Woman Walk Into A Bar Katie Yee 2025 Unknown English
10669 Western Lane Chetna Maroo 2023 Unknown English
10672 Pineapple Street Jenny Jackson 2023 Unknown English
10672 These Summer Storms Sarah MacLean 2025 Unknown English
10677 The Use Of Photography Annie Ernaux, Marc Marie 2024 French English
10675 Spent Alison Bechdel 2025 American English
10681 Shy Creatures Clare Chambers 2024 Unknown English
10692 The Faraway World Patricia Engel 2023 American English
10703 The Hypocrite Jo Hamya 2024 British English
10703 Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2025 Unknown English
10699 Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 2025 Unknown English
10712 Paradise Logic Sophie Kemp 2025 Unknown English
10699 Commitment Mona Simpson 2023 American English
10717 Minor Black Figures Brandon Taylor 2025 Unknown English
10714 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10705 Bring The House Down Charlotte Runcie 2025 Scottish English
10730 Big Swiss Jen Beagin 2023 American English