The Greatest Postmodern Books of 2017

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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
1022 Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders 2017 American English
3542 Her Body and Other Parties Carmen Maria Machado 2017 American English
5385 In Memory Of Memory Maria Stepanova 2017 Russian Russian
8104 O Miki Liukkonen 2017 Finnish Finnish
8844 Philosophy of the Tourist Hiroki Azuma 2017 Japanese Unknown
9824 The Opposite Of A Person Lieke Marsman 2017 Dutch Dutch
11288 Le Pietre Claudio Morandini 2017 Italian Italian
11612 Homesick for Another World Ottessa Moshfegh 2017 American English
11932 This Young Monster Charlie Fox 2017 British English
17117 The New Animals Pip Adam 2017 New Zealander English
17117 Hppy Nicola Barker 2017 British English
17117 Animals Eva Menasse 2017 Austrian German
17117 White Tears Hari Kunzru 2017 British English
17117 Universal Harvester John Darnielle 2017 American English
17117 Lincoln In The Bardo By George Saunders Instaread Summaries 2017 American English
17117 Fox Dubravka Ugrešić 2017 Croatian Croatian