What to read? The best books of the 21st century

Classical books, which are worth reading at least once to each educated person, are now at everyone's ears. But modern authors, whose work is quite comparable with Dostoevsky or Pushkin, while still remain in the shadows. What are they, the best books of the 21st century? You will learn about this after reading the article.

Top of the best books was compiled by the editorial board of the online literary magazine. The most interesting and exciting books of our time were determined by two groups of people. The first included critics, writers, as well as journalists - individuals closest to literature. The second group are ordinary readers who could vote for the work they liked on the social network. Based on the results of these two surveys, the following list was drawn up.

So, opens it "The short and amazing life of Oscar Wo", written by an American Juno Diaz. This novel is half autobiographical and tells about the fate of an unhappy child who is obese, who is experiencing the process of growing up and tragically dying.

Another novel that readers attributed to the list of "Best Books of the 21st Century" is "2666" by the writer from Chile Roberto Bolaño. He is already from a distance already posthumously, and he consists of five different books, not connected with each other by the plot.

A very bold problem of our time was raised in his book by Jeffrey Eugenides. The work "Middle sex" tells about the life of the hermaphrodite. The narration is from the first person. By the way, for this book the author in 2003 received the Pulitzer Prize.

The title of the next book, which also entered the top "Bestsellers of the 21st Century," is probably familiar to many because of her recent screen adaptation. This "Cloud Atlas", created by David Mitchell. It echoes six stories that occurred at different times.

Another book worth reading is "The Road". Its author Cormac McCartney is not afraid to describe the harsh reality of the world without romance, masks and hypocrisy. The plot is simple: a small boy with his father travels around the country that survived the apocalypse.

Many of the best books of the 21st century for some reason contain in their story heroes-children. "Atonement" by Ian McEwen is by no means an exception. This is a diary, which leads a teenage girl. The events of adult life she perceives through her childhood fantasy.

An interesting book with a memorable title "The Adventures of Chevalier and Clay" was written by Michael Chabo. It is also recognized as a bestseller. The plot is as follows: during the Second World War, two young Jews became kings of one of the comics in the American town. With the help of such an unusual art they struggle with those who want to destroy their nation.

The best books of the 21st century did not bypass the conflict of fathers and children, so traditional for literature . It is about him that the novel "Amendments" Jonathan Franzen tells. Only here the mutual relations of two generations are considered here through the prism of modernity - the Internet and globalization.

Another book, which, unfortunately, has not yet been translated into Russian is the "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinso. Its action takes place in 1956 in Iowa. The work is written out as the letters that the old priest wrote to his little son.

The novel "White Teeth" written by Zedi Smee closes the ten best books of our century. This bright debut of a British writer is unlikely to leave indifferent experienced readers.