The Greatest Satire 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
723 The Line of Beauty Alan Hollinghurst 2004 British English
837 The Sellout Paul Beatty 2015 American English
1648 Wizard of the Crow Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o 2006 Kenyan English
2425 Platform Michel Houellebecq 2001 French French
2446 The Map And The Territory Michel Houellebecq 2010 French French
2973 The White Tiger Aravind Adiga 2008 Indian English
3103 Super Sad True Love Story Gary Shteyngart 2010 American English
3139 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ben Fountain 2012 American English
3207 Submission Michel Houellebecq 2015 French French
5413 Bad Science Ben Goldacre 2008 British English
5735 Vernon God Little DBC Pierre 2003 British English
5819 The Russian Debutante’s Handbook Gary Shteyngart 2002 American English
6265 Thank You For Not Reading Dubravka Ugrešić 2001 Croatian Croatian
6567 Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming László Krasznahorkai 2016 Hungarian Hungarian
6680 A Fraction Of The Whole Steve Toltz 2008 Australian English
6831 The Uncommon Reader Alan Bennett 2007 British English
6837 Yellowface R. F. Kuang 2023 American English
7062 Then We Came To The End Joshua Ferris 2007 American English
7615 Everything Bad Is Good For You Steven Johnson 2005 American English
7678 The Netanyahus Joshua Cohen 2021 American English
7811 Cain José Saramago 2009 Portuguese Portuguese
7899 Capital John Lanchester 2012 British English
7914 The Braindead Megaphone George Saunders 2007 American English
8075 The Great Derangement Matt Taibbi 2008 American English
8251 Serve The People! Yan Lianke 2005 Chinese Chinese
8321 The Truth Terry Pratchett 2000 British English
8370 The Lecturer's Tale James Hynes 2001 American English
8461 The Age Of Openness Frank Dikötter 2008 Unknown English
8615 Civilisation Steve Braunias 2012 New Zealand English
8680 In Defense Of Sanity G. K. Chesterton 2011 British English
8700 Millennium People J. G. Ballard 2003 British English
8818 China In Ten Words Yu Hua 2011 Chinese Chinese
9135 How To Write About Africa Binyavanga Wainaina 2005 Kenyan English
9237 Lightning Rods Helen DeWitt 2011 American English
9261 Absurdistan Gary Shteyngart 2006 Russian English
9303 The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 Sri Lankan English
9307 The Devil Wears Prada Lauren Weisberger 2003 American English
9363 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
9373 Their Brilliant Careers Ryan O’Neill 2016 Australian English
9538 A Case Of Exploding Mangoes Mohammed Hanif 2008 Pakistani English
9597 The Noodle Maker Ma Jian 2004 Chinese Chinese
9602 Lenin's Kisses Yan Lianke 2003 Chinese Chinese
9657 Schubumkehr Robert Menasse 2013 Austrian German
9961 Mailman J. Robert Lennon 2003 American English
9967 Politics Hendrik Hertzberg 2004 American English
10158 Transmission Hari Kunzru 2004 British English
10402 Oh Pure And Radiant Heart Lydia Millet 2005 American English
10450 Crudo Olivia Laing 2018 British English
10450 Calypso David Sedaris 2018 American English
10543 I Am Not Sidney Poitier Percival Everett 2009 American English
10694 How To Dodge A Cannonball Dennard Dayle 2025 Unknown English
10723 The Amalgamation Polka Stephen Wright 2006 American English
10820 Pym Mat Johnson 2011 American English
10936 Bitches, Bimbos, And Ballbreakers Guerilla Girls 2003 American English
10993 Portable Curiosities Julie Koh 2016 Australian English
11209 Based On A True Story Norm Macdonald 2016 Canadian English
11310 Atavists Lydia Millet 2025 American English
11316 Lamb Christopher Moore 2002 American English
11481 Ninety Nine Glimpses Of Princess Margaret Craig Brown 2017 British English
11513 Le Recensement Des Intellos De Gauche Giacomo Papi 2019 Unknown French
11627 May We Be Forgiven A. M. Homes 2012 American English
12140 Yellow Blue Tibia Adam Roberts 2009 British English
12230 Vulture Phoebe Greenwood 2025 Unknown English
12322 Worsted Garielle Lutz 2025 American English
12377 Haunted Chuck Palahniuk 2005 American English
13149 2016 Sarah Hesketh 2025 Unknown English
13319 Redshirts John Scalzi 2012 American English
13600 Cry, Mother Spain Lydie Salvayre 2014 French French
13600 Houris Kamel Daoud 2024 French French
13760 Drop City T. Coraghessan Boyle 2003 American English
13886 Unseen Academicals Terry Pratchett 2009 British English
13886 Pygmy Chuck Palahniuk 2009 American English
13941 The Story Of My Teeth Valeria Luiselli 2015 Mexican Spanish
13964 Barbarian Spring Jonas Lüscher 2013 Swiss German
13971 Star Island Carl Hiaasen 2010 American English
13971 Doonesbury And The Art Of G.B. Trudeau Brian Walker 2010 American English
14025 2030 Albert Brooks 2011 American English
14167 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14232 The Imperfectionists Tom Rachman 2010 British English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14485 Mislaid Nell Zink 2015 American English
14666 The Finkler Question Howard Jacobson 2010 British English
14923 Johann Holtrop Rainald Goetz 2012 German German
14984 The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*Ck Mark Manson 2016 American English
14984 Q Craig Brown 2024 Unknown English
14984 Starter Villain John Scalzi 2023 American English
17131 America John Stewart 2004 American English
17131 The Epicure's Lament Kate Christensen 2004 American English
17131 The Invented Part Rodrigo Fresán 2014 Argentinian Spanish
17131 The Shag Incident Stephanie Johnson 2002 New Zealander English
17131 Tamara Drewe Posy Simmonds 2007 British English
17131 1,000 Years Of Annoying The French Stephen Clarke 2010 British English
17131 Wall And Piece Banksy 2005 British English
17131 F*Ck Feelings Sarah Bennett, Michael Bennett 2015 American English
17131 One Man, Two Guvnors Richard Bean 2011 British English
17131 Bad Jews Joshua Harmon 2013 American English
17131 Mister Monkey Francine Prose 2016 American English
17131 The Dictionary Of Fashionable Nonsense Ophelia Benson, Jeremy Stangroom 2004 British English
17131 The Slynx Tatyana Tolstaya 2000 Russian Russian
17131 Choke Chuck Palahniuk 2001 American English
17131 Diary Chuck Palahniuk 2003 American English
17131 On Bullshit Harry G. Frankfurt 2005 American English
17131 The Serpent Of Venice Christopher Moore 2014 American English
17131 Quichotte Salman Rushdie 2019 British English
17131 Peterdown David Annand 2021 British English
17131 I Survived Capitalism And All I Got Was This Lousy T Shirt Madeline Pendleton 2024 Unknown English
17131 Shakespeare For Squirrels Christopher Moore 2020 American English
17131 Fool Christopher Moore 2009 American English
17131 Hoo Hahs And Passing Frenzies Francis Wheen 2002 British English
17131 The Best Laid Plans Terry Fallis 2007 Canadian English
17131 Alexandra Petri's Us History Alexandra Petri 2023 American English
17131 Juoksuhaudantie Kari Hotakainen 2002 Finnish Finnish
17131 The Cavemen Chronicle Mihkel Mutt 2012 Estonian Estonian
17131 The Disaster Tourist Yun Ko-eun 2013 Korean Korean
17131 Thud! Terry Pratchett 2005 British English
17131 Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
17131 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17131 Squeeze Me Carl Hiaasen 2020 American English
17131 Girlfriend On Mars Deborah Willis 2023 Canadian English
17131 This Won’t Help Eli Grober 2023 Unknown English