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50 Essential Literary Fiction Novels to Read

These are 50 essential reads under the category of 'literary fiction'. I have limited this list to one work per author.
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Acts of Desperation (Megan Nolan)
Acts of Desperation (Megan Nolan)
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Animal (Lisa Taddeo)
Animal (Lisa Taddeo)
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Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn (Ali Smith)
4
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
5
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
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Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
7
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
8
Common Decency (Susannah Dickey)
Common Decency (Susannah Dickey)
9
Consent (Vanessa Springora)
Consent (Vanessa Springora)
10
Enigma Variations (Andre Aciman)
Enigma Variations (Andre Aciman)
11
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
12
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
13
Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
14
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
15
How to Love a Jamaican (Alexia Arthurs)
How to Love a Jamaican (Alexia Arthurs)
16
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
17
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
Lie With Me (Philippe Besson)
18
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
19
Lot (Bryan Washington)
Lot (Bryan Washington)
20
Love Me Tender (Constance Debré)
Love Me Tender (Constance Debré)
21
Memories of the Future (Siri Hustvedt)
Memories of the Future (Siri Hustvedt)
22
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman (Anna Burns)
23
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
24
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
25
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
26
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels (Ágota Kristóf)
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels (Ágota Kristóf)
27
Nude (Nuala Ní Chonchúir)
Nude (Nuala Ní Chonchúir)
28
Other People Manage (Ellen Hawley)
Other People Manage (Ellen Hawley)
29
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing (Nella Larsen)
30
Places I Stopped on the Way Home (Meg Fee)
Places I Stopped on the Way Home (Meg Fee)
31
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
32
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
33
Strangers I Know (Claudia Durastanti)
Strangers I Know (Claudia Durastanti)
34
The Submission (Amy Waldman)
The Submission (Amy Waldman)
35
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
36
The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka)
The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka)
37
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
Swimming in the Dark (Tomasz Jedrowski)
38
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
39
This Happy (Niamh Campbell)
This Happy (Niamh Campbell)
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This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
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