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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 (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
3
The Lying Life of Adults (Elena Ferrante)
The Lying Life of Adults (Elena Ferrante)
4
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
5
Tokyo Ueno Station (Yu Miri)
Tokyo Ueno Station (Yu Miri)
6
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
7
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
8
The Wind That Lays Waste (Selva Almada)
The Wind That Lays Waste (Selva Almada)
9
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
10
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
11
I'm a Fan (Sheena Patel)
I'm a Fan (Sheena Patel)
12
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
13
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
14
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
15
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
16
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
17
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
18
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
19
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
20
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
21
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
22
Violets (Kyung-Sook Shin)
Violets (Kyung-Sook Shin)
23
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
24
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
25
Bellies (Nicola Dinan)
Bellies (Nicola Dinan)
26
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
27
In Ascension (Martin Macinnes)
In Ascension (Martin Macinnes)
28
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
29
Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi)
Diary of a Void (Emi Yagi)
30
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Zevin, Gabrielle)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Zevin, Gabrielle)
31
Magma (Thora Hjörleifsdóttir)
Magma (Thora Hjörleifsdóttir)
32
Mrs. S (K. Patrick)
Mrs. S (K. Patrick)
33
Finger Bone (Hiroki Takahashi)
Finger Bone (Hiroki Takahashi)
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