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Fifty contemporary classics everyone shouldread at least onceonly 50?
There are hundreds we could include, and if we did, this list would go on and on.

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These stories will enchant you, challenge you, and surprise you (for starters).
The paths of a blind French girl and a young German boy intersect amid the dangers of war.
The novel was published in 2016 and won the American Book Award.

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In this odyssey, Cora navigates dangers that span centuries with only her indomitable will to guide her.
It follows Nadia and Saeed, a young couple whose home is rocked by violence.
And each of those timeless truths unfolds in this first autobiographical account of her life."

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McBride’s novel won the National Book Award in 2013.
Their lives, secrets, and relationships unspool over decades.
It won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2018.

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