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Great Fiction Everyone Needs to Read - Page 4

A personal and idiosyncratic list of great novels and short fiction ( no drama or poetry ; those would be separate lists) by a former teacher of writing and literature. Some may be surprised by what is on this list ( and by what is NOT!), but these are the classics, literary fiction, and genre fiction that matter to me. The list should not be taken as exhaustive or authoritative.
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The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
121
Fyodor Dostoevsky
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
122
Italo Calvino
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
123
Shepherd
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
124
Dorothy B. Hughes
In Sunlight and in Shadow (Mark Helprin)
In Sunlight and in Shadow
125
Mark Helprin
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
126
Richard Ford
The Inspector (De Hartog)
The Inspector
127
De Hartog
Intruder in the Dust (William Faulkner)
Intruder in the Dust
128
William Faulkner
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
129
Italo Calvino
The Island of the Day Before (Umberto Eco)
The Island of the Day Before
130
Umberto Eco
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
131
Hemingway
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
132
Charlotte Bronte
Jean De Florette (Marcel Pagnol)
Jean De Florette
133
Marcel Pagnol
Jean Stafford: Complete Stories & Other Writings (Jean Stafford)
Jean Stafford: Complete Stories & Other Writings
134
Jean Stafford
Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
Journey Into Fear
135
Ambler
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
136
Thomas Hardy
Juliet Naked (Nick Hornby)
Juliet Naked
137
Nick Hornby
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
138
Haruki Murakami
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
139
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
140
Jim Thompson
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
141
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
142
D.H. Lawrence
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
143
Christopher Moore
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
144
Edwin O'Connor
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
Last Night in Montreal
145
Emily St. John Mandel
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
146
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Last Year at Marienbad (Robe-Grillet)
Last Year at Marienbad
147
Robe-Grillet
Laura
Laura
148
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
149
Ursula K. Le Guin
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
150
Victor Hugo
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
151
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
152
The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Lola Quartet
153
Emily St. John Mandel
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
154
Raymond Chandler
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
155
Bengtsson
The Looking Glass War (Le Carre)
The Looking Glass War
156
Le Carre
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
157
Joseph Conrad
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos
158
Joseph Kanon
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Böll)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
159
Heinrich Böll
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
160
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