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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
Fyodor Dostoevsky
122
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Italo Calvino
123
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
Shepherd
124
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
Dorothy B. Hughes
125
In Sunlight and in Shadow (Mark Helprin)
In Sunlight and in Shadow
Mark Helprin
126
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
Richard Ford
127
The Inspector (De Hartog)
The Inspector
De Hartog
128
Intruder in the Dust (William Faulkner)
Intruder in the Dust
William Faulkner
129
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino
130
The Island of the Day Before (Umberto Eco)
The Island of the Day Before
Umberto Eco
131
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
Hemingway
132
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
133
Jean De Florette (Marcel Pagnol)
Jean De Florette
Marcel Pagnol
134
Jean Stafford: Complete Stories & Other Writings (Jean Stafford)
Jean Stafford: Complete Stories & Other Writings
Jean Stafford
135
Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
Journey Into Fear
Ambler
136
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
Thomas Hardy
137
Juliet Naked (Nick Hornby)
Juliet Naked
Nick Hornby
138
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
139
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
140
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
Jim Thompson
141
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
142
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence
143
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
Christopher Moore
144
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
Edwin O'Connor
145
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
Last Night in Montreal
Emily St. John Mandel
146
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
F. Scott Fitzgerald
147
Last Year at Marienbad (Robe-Grillet)
Last Year at Marienbad
Robe-Grillet
148
Laura
Laura
149
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
150
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
151
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
152
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl
153
The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Lola Quartet
Emily St. John Mandel
154
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler
155
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
Bengtsson
156
The Looking Glass War (Le Carre)
The Looking Glass War
Le Carre
157
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
Joseph Conrad
158
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos
Joseph Kanon
159
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
160
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
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