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Best Fiction & Literature Books of 2013

Claire Of The Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat was the most-recognized fiction & literature book of 2013, named by 5 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 24 by how many sources named them.

Sources is the number of distinct awards and year-end lists that name the book's ISBN, in any year. 2013 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1Claire Of The Sea LightEdwidge Danticat5
2The Sound Of Things FallingJuan Gabriel Vasquez, translated by Anne McLean4
3The GoldfinchDonna Tartt2
4And The Mountains EchoedKhaled Hosseini1
5AmericanahChimamanda Ngozi Adichie0
    6Americanah: A NovelChimamanda Ngozi Adichie0
      7Amy Falls Down: A NovelJincy Willett0
        8At Last: A NovelEdward St. Aubyn0
          9At Night We Walk In Circles: A NovelDaniel Alarcón0
            10Crazy Thing Called LoveMolly O'Keefe0
              11Diary Of Edward The Hamster 1990-1990Miriam Elia And Ezra Elia0
                12Eleven Days: A NovelLea Carpenter0
                  13Five Star Billionaire: A NovelTash Aw0
                    14How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising AsiaMohsin Hamid0
                      15My EducationSusan Choi0
                        16Return To Oakpine: A NovelRon Carlson0
                          17The Best ManKristan Higgins0
                            18The Burgess Boys: A NovelElizabeth Strout0
                              19The FlamethrowersRachel Kushner0
                                20The InterestingsMeg Wolitzer0
                                  21The Love Affairs Of Nathaniel P.: A NovelAdelle Waldman0
                                    22The LowlandJhumpa Lahiri0
                                      23Too Bright To Hear Too Loud To SeeJuliann Garey0
                                        24We Need New Names: A NovelNoViolet Bulawayo0