Cloud Atlas
British novelist, born 1969.
Cloud Atlas is a 2004 novel by David Mitchell. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2004.
On 5 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- David Mitchell
- First published
- 2004
- Length
- 529 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2004
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Speculative, Postmodern, Historical setting
Is Cloud Atlas worth reading?
5 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian) and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2004) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 57 | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 9 | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 28 | See the list |
Best edition of Cloud Atlas
The edition we link to is the Sceptre paperback (2014), 529 pages.
- Publisher
- Sceptre (paperback, 2014)
- Pages
- 529
- ISBN
- 9780340822784
How critics, prizes and readers rate Cloud Atlas
Critics and readers rate it about equally: it earned 28% on critics' lists and 25% on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 22% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Cloud Atlas
If you liked Cloud Atlas, try The Road, The Lord of the Rings or Never Let Me Go.
