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 Confession
Jessie Burton
![Book cover for A House for Mr Biswas]()
A House for Mr Biswas
V. S. Naipaul
![Book cover for In a Free State]()
In a Free State
V. S. Naipaul
![Book cover for The Enigma of Arrival]()
The Enigma of Arrival
V. S. Naipaul
![Book cover for The Catholic School]()
The Catholic School
Edoardo Albinati
![Book cover for Lovecraft Country]()
Lovecraft Country
Matt Ruff
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Exhalation
Ted Chiang
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Akin
Emma Donoghue
![Book cover for Sweet Home]()
Sweet Home
Wendy Erskine
![Book cover for A Little Life]()
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
![Book cover for The Ditch]()
The Ditch
Herman Koch
![Book cover for My House Is Falling Down]()
My House Is Falling Down
Mary Loudon
![Book cover for From The Wreck]()
From The Wreck
Jane Rawson
![Book cover for The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing]()
The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing
Mary Paulson-Ellis
![Book cover for The Age of Light]()
The Age of Light
Whitney Scharer
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Homeland
Fernando Aramburu
![Book cover for Salt Slow]()
Salt Slow
Julia Armfield
![Book cover for Gingerbread]()
Gingerbread
Helen Oyeyemi
![Book cover for The Braid]()
The Braid
Laetitia Colombani
![Book cover for The Doll Factory]()
The Doll Factory
Elizabeth Macneal
![Book cover for Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl]()
Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl
Andrea Lawlor
![Book cover for The Enigma of Arrival]()
The Enigma of Arrival
V. S. Naipaul
![Book cover for A Bend in the River]()
A Bend in the River
V. S. Naipaul
![Book cover for In a Free State]()
In a Free State
V. S. Naipaul
![Book cover for Bleak House]()
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
H. K. Browne
![Book cover for Our Mutual Friend]()
Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens
Marcus Stone
![Book cover for The Warden]()
The Warden
Anthony Trollope
F. C. Tilney
![Book cover for The Distance Home]()
The Distance Home
Paula Saunders
![Book cover for I Want To Show You More]()
I Want To Show You More
Jamie Quatro
![Book cover for Diary of a Somebody]()
Diary of a Somebody
Brian Bilston
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King Zeno
Nathaniel Rich
![Book cover for The Order of the Day]()
The Order of the Day
Eric Vuillard
![Book cover for Before the Coffee Gets Cold]()
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
![Book cover for Evening in Paradise]()
Evening in Paradise
Lucia Berlin
![Book cover for In the Ravine & Other Stories]()
In the Ravine & Other Stories
Anton Chekhov
![Book cover for The Master and Margarita]()
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
![Book cover for How to Love a Jamaican]()
How to Love a Jamaican
Alexia Arthurs
![Book cover for Far From the Madding Crowd]()
Far From the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy
Helen Allingham
![Book cover for The Shepherd's Hut]()
The Shepherd's Hut
Tim Winton
![Book cover for Lovecraft Country]()
Lovecraft Country
Matt Ruff
