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The Housekeeper and the Professor (Vintage Classics Japanese Series) by Yoko Ogawa
in stockThis is one of those books written in such lucid, unpretentious language that reading it is like looking into a deep pool of clear water...Dive...
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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
in stockFrom the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGOTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Thank you Taylor Jenkins ...
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House Of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
in stockDiscover the nightmarish tale of a house that is bigger on the inside than the outside that still inspires devotion among an army of fans... Experi...
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Daisy Jones and The Six! by Taylor Jenkins Reid
in stockSOON TO BE AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING SAM CLAFLIN, RILEY KEOUGH AND CAMILA MORRONETHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TIKTOK ...
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
in stockIntroducing The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: A Masterpiece of Words and Emotions and life-affirming international bestseller- now in stock at Books2...
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
in stockShoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.'Lawyer Atticus Finch gives this advice to his c...
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The Overstory: A novel from the Vintage Earth collection by Richard Powers
in stock** WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION **A wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastro...
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In Praise of Shadows: Vintage Design Edition by Junichiro Tanizaki
in stockA fully illustrated, beautifully produced edition of Junichiro Tanizaki's wise and evocative essay on Japanese culture. 'We find beauty not in t...
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
in stock** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ****A BBC BETWEEN COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ**Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the a...
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Desire: Vintage Minis by Haruki Murakami
in stockYou've just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you're destined for - what do you do? In Murakami's world, ...
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
in stock** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER **Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon before you read the Booker Prize-winning sequel The T...
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
in stock'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.' Atticus Finch gives this advice to his child...
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The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
in stockWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BRENDA BOWENMrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot, cowed and neglected by their husbands, make a daring plan: they will have a holi...
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Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
in stockWe all live our lives carrying secrets we cannot disclose. ...
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Homesick For Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
in stock'Razor-sharp' Zadie Smith An electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and...
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The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
in stockNow includes an exclusive extract of Clare Pooley's new and brilliantly uplifting novel The People On Platform 5 - available nowTreat yourself to t...
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Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
in stock'I was completely spellbound' - Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'Setterfield is a master storyteller' - Madeline Miller, author of C...
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
in stockFor fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD, fairy tale and magic are weaved together in sparse language that belies a flooring emotional punch. 'Str...
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Nightbitch: Stylist's summer cult breakout by Rachel Yoder
in stockLooking for a summer read with bite?'OUTRAGEOUS, SMART, FUN' BONNIE GARMUS, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry'BRILLIANT' Styl...
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Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
in stock**THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright studen...
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Rodham: What if Hillary hadn't married Bill? by Curtis Sittenfeld
in stock'This addictive novel is the SLIDING DOORS of American politics. Gripping' STYLIST 'Startlingly good. One of my favourite writers.' KATE ATKINSON_...
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Started Early, Took My Dog: (Jackson Brodie) by Kate Atkinson
in stockThe fourth Jackson Brodie novel: literary crime from the prizewinning number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription. 'Crime has give...
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The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
in stock'A masterpiece... I would urge you to read - and re-read ' Daily Telegraph**Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011**Tony Webster and his c...
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Pompeii by Robert Harris
in stock'A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece' Sunday Times'A stunning novel . . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end' ...
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The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
in stockHe is a brilliant maths professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury seventeen years ago, he has lived with only eighty m...
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
in stock** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER **Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon before you read the Booker Prize-winning sequel The T...
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The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami
in stockA dizzying short story collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncovering the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary...
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South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
in stockA moving, thoughtful story of long-lost love and second chancesGrowing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but h...
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Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
in stockMy brother, Shiva, and I came into the world in the late afternoon of the twentieth of September in the year of grace 1954. We took our first breat...
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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
in stock______________________NOW CELEBRATING ITS 75th ANNIVERSARYBetty Smith's debut novel is universally regarded as a modern classic. The sprawling tale...
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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
in stockErnest's Hemingway's powerful autobiographical story of war. 'I don't live at all when I'm not with you'In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war. He ...
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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
in stockThe book that won Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature'It's silly not to hope. It's a sin he thought'Set in the Gulf Stream off the coas...
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Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
in stockSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEMrs Death tells her intoxicating story in this life-affirming fire-starter of a novelMrs Death has had enough....
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Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman
in stockNow a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet, and Written by James IvoryWINNER BEST ADAPTE...
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
in stockTHE TIKTOK SENSATION Read THE razor-sharp satire that everyone is talking about... On the surface ,our narrator has everything you could want in li...
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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
in stockTHE TIKTOK SENSATION'A journey of wonder and imagination' Stylist Discover the enchanting, magical bestseller that will captivate your imagination....
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The Promise by Damon Galgut
in stockWINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021One family. One promise. One chance to tell a new story. **AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME**'A moving, brill...
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Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
in stockIf Anne Tyler isn't the best writer in the world, who is?' BBC Radio 4, Woman's HourA perfect love story for imperfect people. Micah Mortimer measu...
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
in stock** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ****A BBC BETWEEN COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ**Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the a...
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Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
in stockLike most people I lived for a long time with my mother and father. My father liked to watch the wrestling, my mother liked to wrestle; it didn't m...
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Stoner: A Novel by John Williams
in stockRead the greatest rediscovered classic of recent years 'A beautiful, sad, utterly convincing account of an entire life' Ian McEwanWilliam Stoner en...
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
in stockShoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.' Atticus Finch gives this advice to his childre...
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
in stockThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is a remarkable novel that offers a unique and captivating perspective on the worl...
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Atonement by Ian McEwan
in stockDiscover the modern classic that has sold over two million copies. 'A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mende...
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Michael Morpurgo 12 Books Collection Box Set - Ages 9+ - Paperback
in stockTitles in this set : 1. Farm Boy2. Born to Run3. Shadow4. An Elephant in the Garden5. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips6. A Medal for Leroy7. Ru...
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Roald Dahl Centenary Editions 8 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback
in stockTitles in This Set 1. Deception2. Madness3. Cruelty4. Lust5. Trickery6. War7. Fear 8. Innocence Description: DeceptionWhy do we lie? Why do we de...
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Fredrik Backman 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback
in stockTitles in This Set: 1. Britt-Marie Was Here2. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises3. A Man Called Ove Description: Britt-Marie Was Here...
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4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster - Fiction - Paperback
Only 20 left!On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life wil...
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Creative, formula-bending, genre-defying, character-focused, and most importantly, a literary exploration of the human condition—contemporary & modern literary fiction is arguably the most experimental genre within literature.
The landscape of literary fiction is constantly being revolutionised by literary fiction authors; that are known to constantly push the boundaries of genre fiction and blur the lines of distinction between literary fiction and other genres of literature.
Given the creative ambiguity of contemporary literary fiction; the genre witnesses a dazzling lineup of highly acclaimed debuts and fresh progressive voices each year. From trailblazing memoirs to the cultural history of humanity—no other genre captures the exactness of our collective life experience more creatively than literary fiction.
The list of bestselling literary fiction is an exciting mix of very distinct literary techniques and contrasting voices. Precisely why, we at Books2Door bring you and a carefully curated collection of the best literary fiction books of all time whilst also helping you gain an acute understanding of what qualifies as modern & literary fiction.
Formula-bending, genre-defying, and experimental
Modern and Contemporary Literary Fiction or experimental fiction is possibly the literature’s most rebellious genre. It doesn’t follow any literary formulas, nor does it adhere to any rules. In that, literary fiction authors are free to build an unpredictable narrative. Anything can transpire; exciting or unnerving. In literary fiction, any established literary theme can be turned on its head. For instance, literary fiction authors have challenged the good-triumphs-over-evil theme; so common otherwise in genre fiction books.
George Orwell’s social satire Nineteen Eighty-Four is one example. A book best categorised as dystopian literature; (remember the recently trending hashtag #makeorwellfictionagain ?) Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four not only challenged the good vs evil theme but also blurred the lines of distinction between genre fiction and classic literary fiction.
Employees creative storytelling
Considering literary fiction doesn’t adhere to any rules of genre or sub-genre; every literary fiction author is free to be creative and create his own rules. This makes the storyline an adventure, that can take its readers by surprise.
Devoid of any rules, the literary fiction writer is free to break convention and employ his creativity. This practice has birthed some extraordinary literary works. For example, Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife where Niffenegger’s uses dual narrators from the first person point of view, in the present tense.
Thought-provoking and introspective
Like we said earlier, no other genre captures the exactness of the human condition and our collective life experience more creatively than literary fiction. Whilst most genres are designed to entertain the readers, literary fiction is meant to do more than that. Literary fiction seeks to make sense of the world. It is meant to be thought-provoking, and introspective and is meant to push the reader to think critically of the human condition.
Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, for instance, explores the mind of a depressed, anxious, and neurotic young woman. Whilst the book has a coming-of-age plot line; it is the inner dialogue of this character that truly makes it a memorable book. This strong character study is what makes literary fiction a character-focused and introspective genre.
Explores the human condition
Stories in literary fiction do not shy away from dealing with difficult subjects and the realities of the human condition with artistic honesty. Literary fiction, therefore, is not always designed to help the reader escape. It can make the reader uncomfortable and push them to think about issues.
Literary fiction however is not non-fiction; so it doesn’t just report the truth. Instead, it relies on creative techniques and artsy symbolism to convey a deeper meaning. Literary fiction relies on metaphors and creative storytelling to convey meaningful messages. As a result, the takeaway from these stories is more than just the story, the takeaway is the experience, the message, and at times the characters.
Literary fiction is character-driven
Whilst genre fiction is focused on the story, plotlines, and on being an engaging read; literary fiction is more stressed on the characters or on conveying a meaningful message or idea. At times, it is focused on both. The characters in literary fiction can have layers, the depth of a character's actions and psyche are explored to forward the plot. Literary fiction doesn’t just show a character’s story, it shows how their actions and circumstances change the character.
Literary fiction can be as absurd and ambiguous as life itself
Literary fiction is experimental in nature much like absurd art, which means it doesn’t have to have a happy ending or an ending at all. Art movements like absurdism, dadaism and surrealism, are all, artsy cousins of experimental prose.
Literary fiction gives writers the liberty to let a story end abruptly or for the entire plot to be absurd. Stories in this genre don’t necessarily have to resolve but they have to have meaning. The meaning however is left to the reader’s interpretation.
Literary fiction is good for the reader
Because literary fiction pushes boundaries, employs a unique perspective, searches for meaning, and is designed for intellectual and emotional stimulus--it is much like the art you see hanging in galleries and the movies that bring meaningful conversations alive. Just like artsy movies and art itself, the creative genius of literary fiction is largely open to criticism. Some of the best contemporary literary fiction books have won critical acclaim and awards but missed out on winning the masses.
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