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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Acts of Infidelity
Lena Andersson
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The Paper Lovers
Gerard Woodward
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Connect
Julian Gough
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The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
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Agnes Grey
Anne Brontë
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Crudo
Olivia Laing
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The Clockmaker's Daughter
Kate Morton
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Ponti
Sharlene Teo
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My German Brother
Chico Buarque
![Book cover for The Piranhas]()
The Piranhas
Roberto Saviano
![Book cover for The Long Forgotten]()
The Long Forgotten
David Whitehouse
![Book cover for The Long Take: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize]()
The Long Take: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Robin Robertson
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Alva & Irva
Edward Carey
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Observatory Mansions
Edward Carey
![Book cover for The Burning Chambers]()
The Burning Chambers
Kate Mosse
![Book cover for The Master and Margarita]()
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
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The Master
Colm Toibin
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The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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Less Than Zero
Bret Easton Ellis
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The Sculptress
Minette Walters
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Fire Sermon
Jamie Quatro
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The Melody
Jim Crace
![Book cover for The Spirit of Science Fiction]()
The Spirit of Science Fiction
Roberto Bolaño
![Book cover for The Diary of a Nobody]()
The Diary of a Nobody
George Grossmith
Weedon Grossmith
![Book cover for The Killing of Butterfly Joe]()
The Killing of Butterfly Joe
Rhidian Brook
![Book cover for Things We Nearly Knew]()
Things We Nearly Knew
Jim Powell
![Book cover for Give Me Your Hand]()
Give Me Your Hand
Megan Abbott
![Book cover for Dear Mrs Bird]()
Dear Mrs Bird
AJ Pearce
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To the Hermitage
Malcolm Bradbury
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Past Perfect
Danielle Steel
![Book cover for If Cats Disappeared From The World]()
If Cats Disappeared From The World
Genki Kawamura
![Book cover for I Love You Too Much]()
I Love You Too Much
Alicia Drake
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The Faithful
Juliet West
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Bad Twins
Rebecca Chance
![Book cover for I Heard the Owl Call My Name]()
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Margaret Craven
![Book cover for The Dead Girls]()
The Dead Girls
Jorge Ibargüengoitia
![Book cover for The People in the Trees]()
The People in the Trees
Hanya Yanagihara
![Book cover for The Border Trilogy]()
The Border Trilogy
Cormac McCarthy
![Book cover for The City & The City]()
The City & The City
China Miéville
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Oreo
Fran Ross
