Fiction 2001
Explore the best fiction books of 2001 with our curated list! Discover top novels, acclaimed authors, and must-read titles from this iconic year in literature.
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Goodbye, Columbus
by Philip Roth
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winnning writer of explosive wit, merciless insight, and a fierce compassion comes "a masterpiece" (Newsweek) that illuminates …
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The Human Stain
by Philip Roth
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral delivers “a master novelist's haunting parable about our troubled …
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Mohawk
by Richard Russo
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls comes a wonderfully written novel about a small town in New York whose citizens have fallen on …
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The Quiet American
by Graham Greene
An eager American envoy is mysteriously assigned to Saigon during the French occupation of Indochina.
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Moby Dick, Or, The Whale
by Herman Melville
A young seaman joins the crew of the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.