Literary Fiction
Acclaimed works from prize-winning Picador authors, including Edward St Aubyn and Alan Hollinghurst. From must-read literary sensations like A Little Life to timeless classics like Plainsong, these are books that challenge conventions, spark debates and feed imaginations.
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The Tie That Binds
Kent Haruf

The Oversight
Will Eaves

The Dead School
Patrick McCabe

The Bone People
Keri Hulme

Gift of Wings
Richard Bach

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
Malcolm Bradbury

The Abyssinian
Jean-Christophe Rufin

The Picador Book of Latin American Stories
Carlos Fuentes
Julio Ortega

Island Madness
Tim Binding

The Picador Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction
Peter Kravitz

Lady Chatterley's Confession
Elaine Feinstein

The Romantic Movement
Alain de Botton

Quiet American
Stanley King
Graham Handley