--- description: Find out why "Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr is on TIME's list of the must-read books from this year. title: 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80a50f1a988cbe7/6998cd3be1ba008edc98e4bd/time-hi-res.webp?branch=production&width=640&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 29, 2021 # Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Anthony Doerr, who received a Pulitzer Prize for _All the Light We Cannot See_ in 2015, traverses space and time with dexterity and panache in his imaginative and otherworldly novel, _Cloud Cuckoo Land_. The novel centers on the coming-of-age tales of five very different characters, who, though separated by centuries, miles and cultures, find deep connection through a singular book. _Cloud Cuckoo Land_, a National Book Award finalist, is an exquisite exploration of the power of storytelling. **Buy Now:** _Cloud Cuckoo Land_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781982168438 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Cn5Lhi "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-must-read-books-2021/6120679/cloud-cuckoo-land/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-must-read-books-2021/6120679/cloud-cuckoo-land/"},"headline":"Cloud Cuckoo Land","datePublished":"2021-11-29T13:15:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:58:23.645Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-must-read-books-2021/6120679/cloud-cuckoo-land/","keywords":["Books","list","best books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80a50f1a988cbe7/6998cd3be1ba008edc98e4bd/time-hi-res.webp?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80a50f1a988cbe7/6998cd3be1ba008edc98e4bd/time-hi-res.webp?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-must-read-books-2021/6120679/cloud-cuckoo-land/","name":"Cloud Cuckoo Land"}}]}] ```