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33 Essential Literary Fiction Books to Read Now

"Here are some of the best literary fiction books ever written, from authors around the world who have used literature to explore vital political and social themes.
You'll find great feminist texts, books exploring class and race dynamics, queer narratives, books about specific political themes, anti-war novels, and so much more.
You'll also find more intimate literary novels about family dynamics, personal growth, and self-discovery.
All of these literary fiction books have something to teach the reader, and all have been carefully and beautifully crafted by mastermind authors of literary fiction."
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The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
1
Kazuo Ishiguro
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
The Lying Life of Adults (Elena Ferrante)
The Lying Life of Adults
3
Elena Ferrante
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
4
Brit Bennett
Tokyo Ueno Station (Yu Miri)
Tokyo Ueno Station
5
Yu Miri
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
6
Franz Kafka
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
7
Emily St. John Mandel
The Wind That Lays Waste (Selva Almada)
The Wind That Lays Waste
8
Selva Almada
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
9
Octavia E. Butler
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
10
Cho Nam-Joo
I'm a Fan (Sheena Patel)
I'm a Fan
11
Sheena Patel
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
12
Donna Tartt
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
13
Margaret Atwood
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
14
Mieko Kawakami
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
15
Harper Lee
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
16
Yaa Gyasi
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
17
Ray Bradbury
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
18
John Steinbeck
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
19
Sayaka Murata
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
20
Sally Rooney
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
Second Place
21
Rachel Cusk
Violets (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Violets
22
Kyung-Sook Shin
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
23
Kurt Vonnegut
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
24
Daniel Keyes
Bellies (Nicola Dinan)
Bellies
25
Nicola Dinan
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
26
Osamu Dazai
In Ascension (Martin Macinnes)
In Ascension
27
Martin Macinnes
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
28
R. F. Kuang
Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi)
Diary of a Void
29
Emi Yagi
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Zevin, Gabrielle)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
30
Zevin, Gabrielle
Magma (Thora Hjörleifsdóttir)
Magma
31
Thora Hjörleifsdóttir
Mrs. S (K. Patrick)
Mrs. S
32
K. Patrick
Finger Bone (Hiroki Takahashi)
Finger Bone
33
Hiroki Takahashi
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