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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
in stockONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BOOKS AND WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE_______________________________'Many years later, as he faced the ...
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Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
in stockWINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD AND A NO.1 BESTSELLER IN THE TIMES'A tender and touching love story, beautifully told' Observer 'Hands-down t...
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
in stockHer greatest book ... at once whimsical and harrowing, a miniaturist's charmingly detailed fantasy sketched inside a mausoleum ... the deeper we si...
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
in stockPitching an extraordinary battle between cruel authority and a rebellious free spirit, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel that ...
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
in stockDrifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that o...
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
in stockThe circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Against the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and wh...
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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 Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
in stockThe first in a stunning new series introducing the Marlow Murder Club! 'A hugely enjoyable murder mystery written with wonderful verve, humour and ...
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All My Mothers by Joanna Glen
in stockOne of those rarest of books: so beautiful I almost couldn't bear it, and so moving I was reading through tears' STACEY HALLS 'Uniquely witty, beau...
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Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood
Only 13 left!The escapist Sunday Times bestselling debut from the nation's best loved TV presenter, Carol Kirkwood. 'Loved it! It sizzles with secrets and passi...
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
in stockWINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION A beauti...
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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
Only 18 left!THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door' RACHEL JOYCE 'Cannon...
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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
in stockTHE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'WINNER OF WINNERS' Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, this is a heartbreaking, exquisitely writt...
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See You Tomorrow at the Food Court by Shinichiro Nariie
Only 2 left!Wada is an honor student who keeps to herself and has an air of mysteryaround her. Yamamoto is an intimidating fashionista with dyed blond hair a...
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The Hero Is Overpowered But Overly Cautious, Vol. 4 (manga) by Light Tuchichi
Only 3 left!No sooner have Seiya and his friends made it back from Dragon Village thanit's time for them to face a new enemy-the Demon Lord'sarmy's absurdly fa...
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Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 5 by Nene Yukimori
Only 5 left!A social butterfly makes friends with a wallflower-whether he's ready or not!Junta Shiraishi blends into the background so much that even his class...
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The Art of Haikyu!! : Endings and Beginnings by Haruichi Furudate
in stockA deluxe art book showcasing Haruichi Furudate's incredible artwork from the hit manga series Haikyu!!Ever since he saw the legendary player known ...
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Dr. STONE, Vol. 8 by Riichiro Inagaki
Only 20 left!One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by ...
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How to Draw: Manga Heroes : In Simple Steps by Yishan Li
Only 12 left!Learn to draw 28 dynamic manga heroes and villains using this simple step-by-step book. Manga artist Yishan Li teaches you to transform simple shap...
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Legendary Comics Ya Year One Box Set: Leading Ladies by Kannekanti
Only 2 left!; Pagination: 392 pages 392 Illustrations unspecified; Date of Publication: 16/03/2023
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After the Sun by Jonas Eika
Only 4 left!Under Cancun's hard blue sky, a beach boy provides a canvas for tourists' desires, seeing deep into the world's underbelly. An enigmatic encounter ...
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Seek The Singing Fish by Roma Wells
in stockGrowing up in the lagoon town of Batticaloa, a young girl with an unquenchable curiosity and love of the natural world, is entangled in the trauma ...
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
in stockFor fans of Before We Were Yours and Where the Crawdads Sing, "a gripping, poignant tale swathed in both mythical and mystical overtones" (Bob Drur...
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The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data by Gene Kim
in stockThe Phoenix Project wowed over a half-million readers. Now comes the Wall Street Journal Bestselling The Unicorn Project!"The Unicorn Project is am...
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The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
Only 5 left!Find The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante from publishers Europa Editions at Books2Door! ; 160 pages; Published: 20/03/2008
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Severance by Ling Ma
in stockFind Severance by Ling Ma from publishers Text Publishing at Books2Door! ; 304 pages; Published: 26/11/2020
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100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
in stockTransgressive, foulmouthed, and wildly funny, Brontez Purnell's 100 Boyfriends is a filthy, unforgettable, and brutally profound ode to queer love ...
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He Used Thought as a Wife: An Anthology of Poems & conversations (From Inside) by Tim Key
in stockFind He Used Thought as a Wife: An Anthology of Poems & conversations (From Inside) by Tim Key from publishers "Utter" & Press at Books2Doo...
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The Lockdown Diary of Tom Cooper by Spencer Brown
Only 13 left!Find The Lockdown Diary of Tom Cooper by Spencer Brown from publishers Marotte Books at Books2Door! ; ; Published: 12/11/2020
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All Our Yesterdays by Natalia Ginzburg
in stockFind All Our Yesterdays by Natalia Ginzburg from publishers Daunt Books at Books2Door! ; 304 pages; Published: 30/06/2022
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The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin
in stockFind The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin from publishers Daunt Books at Books2Door! ; 124 pages; Published: 18/08/2022
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The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain
Only 8 left!From the author of The Red Notebook, described as 'Parisian perfection' by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, The Readers' Room is a thrilling murder mys...
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Weird Fucks by Lynne Tillman
in stockA young woman drifts through a series of one night stands and truncated love affairs. Finding herself in a series of increasingly bizarre situation...
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Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner
Only 8 left!Aspiring writer Sterling is arrested one morning, without having done anything wrong. Plunged into a terrifying and nonsensical world, Sterling - w...
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Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi
Only 16 left!A teacher asked me a question, and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, knowing with perfect certainty that nothing would...
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Keeping the House by Tice Cin
in stockCabbages . . . The Turkish variety are prized for their enlarged leaf bud, that's where we put the heroin . . . There's a stash of heroin waiting ...
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Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Only 2 left!LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 GORDON BURN PRIZE'A page-turning blast.' Times'Genuinely affecting ... a very funny bo...
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Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
Only 3 left!Find Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann from publishers Galley Beggar Press at Books2Door! ; 1020 pages; Published: 17/09/2019
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Strangers I Know by Claudia Durastanti
Only 15 left!Every family has its own mythology, but in this family none of the myths match up. Claudia's mother says she met her husband when she stopped him f...
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A New Name: Septology VI-VII by Jon Fosse
in stockAsle is an ageing painter and widower who lives alone on the southwest coast of Norway. In nearby Bjorgvin another Asle, also a painter, is lying i...
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Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi
Only 18 left!In her brilliantly inventive debut collection, Vanessa Onwuemezi takes readers on a surreal and haunting journey through a landscape on the edge of...
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Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
in stockMINOR DETAIL begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba - the catastrophe that led to the di...
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Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
in stockThe Witch is dead. After a group of children playing near the irrigation canals discover her decomposing corpse, the village of La Matosa is rife w...
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Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
in stockFind Mansfield Park by Jane Austen from publishers Chiltern Publishing at Books2Door! ; ; Published: 11/11/2019
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Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
Only 12 left!Celestial Bodies is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma,...
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Nothing Much Happens: Calming stories to soothe your mind and help you sleep by Kathryn Nicolai
in stock'Sleeping is a modern superpower. Stories are old magic.'Whether you find yourself struggling to fall asleep, awake in the middle of the night or s...
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Chances Are by Richard Russo
Only 4 left!One beautiful September day, three sixty-six-year-old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the 1960s. They co...
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The Doloriad by Missouri Williams
in stockIn the wake of a mysterious environmental cataclysm that has wiped out the rest of humankind, the Matriarch, her brother, and the family descended ...
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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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