The Greatest Drama, Fiction, and Political 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 488 '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
697 The Line of Beauty Alan Hollinghurst 2004 British English
2698 Lost Children Archive Valeria Luiselli 2019 Mexican English
3633 The Emperor Of Ocean Park Stephen L. Carter 2002 American English
3970 The Ministry Of Pain Dubravka Ugrešić 2004 Croatian Croatian
5879 Eat the Document Dana Spiotta 2006 American English
5884 The Other Americans Laila Lalami 2019 Moroccan English
5994 Redeployment Phil Klay 2014 American English
7261 How Beautiful We Were Imbolo Mbue 2021 Cameroonian English
7261 The Association Of Small Bombs Karan Mahajan 2016 Indian English
8419 Behold the Dreamers Imbolo Mbue 2016 Cameroonian English
8448 The Neighborhood Mario Vargas Llosa 2016 Peruvian English
9214 This Blinding Absence Of Light Tahar Ben Jelloun 2001 French French
14371 Stuff Happens David Hare 2004 British English
14371 The Appeal John Grisham 2008 American English