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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  1. Book cover for Gingerbread

    Gingerbread

    Helen Oyeyemi

  2. Book cover for The Braid

    The Braid

    Laetitia Colombani

  3. Book cover for The Doll Factory

    The Doll Factory

    Elizabeth Macneal

  4. Book cover for Amnesty

    Amnesty

    Aravind Adiga

  5. Book cover for In a Free State

    In a Free State

    V. S. Naipaul

  6. Book cover for A Bend in the River

    A Bend in the River

    V. S. Naipaul

  7. Book cover for Our Mutual Friend

    Our Mutual Friend

    Charles Dickens

    Marcus Stone

  8. Book cover for The Warden

    The Warden

    Anthony Trollope

    F. C. Tilney

  9. Book cover for Bleak House

    Bleak House

    Charles Dickens

    H. K. Browne

  10. Book cover for The Distance Home

    The Distance Home

    Paula Saunders

  11. Book cover for I Want To Show You More

    I Want To Show You More

    Jamie Quatro

  12. Book cover for Diary of a Somebody

    Diary of a Somebody

    Brian Bilston

  13. Book cover for King Zeno

    King Zeno

    Nathaniel Rich

  14. Book cover for The Girl Who Reads on the Métro

    The Girl Who Reads on the Métro

    Christine Féret-Fleury

  15. Book cover for The Order of the Day

    The Order of the Day

    Eric Vuillard

  16. Book cover for Before the Coffee Gets Cold

    Before the Coffee Gets Cold

    Toshikazu Kawaguchi

  17. Book cover for The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing

    The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing

    Mary Paulson-Ellis

  18. Book cover for Evening in Paradise

    Evening in Paradise

    Lucia Berlin

  19. Book cover for In the Ravine & Other Stories

    In the Ravine & Other Stories

    Anton Chekhov

  20. Book cover for The Master and Margarita

    The Master and Margarita

    Mikhail Bulgakov

  21. Book cover for How to Love a Jamaican

    How to Love a Jamaican

    Alexia Arthurs

  22. Book cover for Far From the Madding Crowd

    Far From the Madding Crowd

    Thomas Hardy

    Helen Allingham

  23. Book cover for Diary of a Somebody

    Diary of a Somebody

    Brian Bilston

  24. Book cover for The Shepherd's Hut

    The Shepherd's Hut

    Tim Winton

  25. Book cover for Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

    Matt Ruff

  26. Book cover for The Paper Lovers

    The Paper Lovers

    Gerard Woodward

  27. Book cover for Connect

    Connect

    Julian Gough

  28. Book cover for The Age of Innocence

    The Age of Innocence

    Edith Wharton

  29. Book cover for Agnes Grey

    Agnes Grey

    Anne Brontë

  30. Book cover for Crudo

    Crudo

    Olivia Laing

  31. Book cover for The Clockmaker's Daughter

    The Clockmaker's Daughter

    Kate Morton

  32. Book cover for Ponti

    Ponti

    Sharlene Teo

  33. Book cover for My German Brother

    My German Brother

    Chico Buarque

  34. Book cover for The Piranhas

    The Piranhas

    Roberto Saviano

  35. Book cover for The Long Forgotten

    The Long Forgotten

    David Whitehouse

  36. Book cover for The Long Take: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize

    The Long Take: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize

    Robin Robertson

  37. Book cover for Alva & Irva

    Alva & Irva

    Edward Carey

  38. Book cover for Observatory Mansions

    Observatory Mansions

    Edward Carey

  39. Book cover for The Master and Margarita

    The Master and Margarita

    Mikhail Bulgakov

  40. Book cover for The Sculptress

    The Sculptress

    Minette Walters

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