Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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2011 Books

The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2011

19 October 2011

The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes

The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2011

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2011 Books

Women's Prize: Best Fiction of 2011

08 June 2011

The Tiger’s Wife - Téa Obreht

Women's Prize: Best Fiction of 2011

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