The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

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Overview

Dazzling debut novels, searing polemics, the history of humanity and trailblazing memoirs. Read The Guardian's pick of the best books since 2000
 The 100 best books of the 21st century | Books | The Guardian 

Challenge Books

1

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

2

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Gilead #1

Marilynne Robinson

3

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexiévich

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

Voices of Utopia #5

Svetlana Alexiévich

4

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

5

Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald

Austerlitz

W.G. Sebald

6

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass

His Dark Materials #3

Philip Pullman

7

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

8

Autumn by Ali Smith

Autumn

Seasonal Quartet #1

Ali Smith

9

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

10

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

11

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

My Brilliant Friend

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante

12

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth