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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Novels About Writers

"Given how much of their lives they spend at a desk, staring down a blank page, it is perhaps a surprise that authors write about anything else. Yet when writers do feature writers as characters, they're playing a risky game: if they get it right, they lend the work a feel of authenticity; if they get it wrong, they can stand accused of navel gazing. Here are 50 novels about writers that belong in the former camp." NOTE: Apparently there was an error in the Book Riot's list as there were only 49 books on it.
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London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields (Martin Amis)
2
Farewell to the Sea (Reinaldo Arenas)
Farewell to the Sea (Reinaldo Arenas)
3
4321 (Paul Auster)
4321 (Paul Auster)
4
Amulet (Robert Bolanos)
Amulet (Robert Bolanos)
5
Any Human Heart
Any Human Heart
6
The Death of Virgil
The Death of Virgil
7
Possession (Byatt)
Possession (Byatt)
8
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague (Albert Camus)
9
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
10
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
11
Mao II
Mao II
12
In Custody (Anita Desai)
In Custody (Anita Desai)
13
Notes From the Underground
Notes From the Underground
14
The Museum of Eterna's Novel
The Museum of Eterna's Novel
15
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
16
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
17
Blackberry Wine (Joanne Harris)
Blackberry Wine (Joanne Harris)
18
Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man
Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man
19
Marrying Buddha (Wei Hui)
Marrying Buddha (Wei Hui)
20
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
21
Ben Singkol (F.Sionil Jose)
Ben Singkol (F.Sionil Jose)
22
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
23
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)
24
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
25
Swimming Home (Deborah Levy)
Swimming Home (Deborah Levy)
26
Taipei
Taipei
27
Samarkand (Amin Maalouf)
Samarkand (Amin Maalouf)
28
Death in Venice
Death in Venice
29
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
Cakes and Ale - Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard
30
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
31
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
32
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
33
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
34
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
35
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Birds (Flann O'Brien)
36
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell)
37
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
38
Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
39
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
40
Everything Is Illuminated (Ukraine)
Everything Is Illuminated (Ukraine)
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