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 Heart of Darkness & other stories

    Heart of Darkness & other stories

    Joseph Conrad

  2. Book cover for Middlemarch

    Middlemarch

    George Eliot

  3. Book cover for Cranford

    Cranford

    Elizabeth Gaskell

  4. Book cover for Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Tess of the d'Urbervilles

    Thomas Hardy

  5. Book cover for Patrick Melrose Volume 1

    Patrick Melrose Volume 1

    Edward St Aubyn

  6. Book cover for Often I Am Happy

    Often I Am Happy

    Jens Christian Grøndahl

  7. Book cover for Marlena

    Marlena

    Julie Buntin

  8. Book cover for The Reminders

    The Reminders

    Val Emmich

  9. Book cover for American War

    American War

    Omar El Akkad

  10. Book cover for Swimmer Among the Stars

    Swimmer Among the Stars

    Kanishk Tharoor

  11. Book cover for The Hearts of Men

    The Hearts of Men

    Nickolas Butler

  12. Book cover for Let Go My Hand

    Let Go My Hand

    Edward Docx

  13. Book cover for Ithaca

    Ithaca

    Alan McMonagle

  14. Book cover for The Space Between the Stars

    The Space Between the Stars

    Anne Corlett

  15. Book cover for Perfect Little World

    Perfect Little World

    Kevin Wilson

  16. Book cover for Time of Hope

    Time of Hope

    C. P. Snow

  17. Book cover for George Passant

    George Passant

    C. P. Snow

  18. Book cover for The Masters

    The Masters

    C. P. Snow

  19. Book cover for Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl

    Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl

    Andrea Lawlor

  20. Book cover for The Last Days of New Paris

    The Last Days of New Paris

    China Miéville

  21. Book cover for All That's Left to Tell

    All That's Left to Tell

    Daniel Lowe

  22. Book cover for The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady

    Henry James

  23. Book cover for Scenes of London Life

    Scenes of London Life

    Charles Dickens

    George Cruikshank

  24. Book cover for The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

    Wilkie Collins

  25. Book cover for Shriek

    Shriek

    Jeff VanderMeer

  26. Book cover for Veniss Underground

    Veniss Underground

    Jeff VanderMeer

  27. Book cover for The Reason You're Alive

    The Reason You're Alive

    Matthew Quick

  28. Book cover for The Other Mrs Walker

    The Other Mrs Walker

    Mary Paulson-Ellis

  29. Book cover for The Idea of Perfection

    The Idea of Perfection

    Kate Grenville

  30. Book cover for To the Lighthouse

    To the Lighthouse

    Virginia Woolf

  31. Book cover for Mrs Dalloway

    Mrs Dalloway

    Virginia Woolf

  32. Book cover for Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

    Jonathan Swift

  33. Book cover for The Good Lieutenant

    The Good Lieutenant

    Whitney Terrell

  34. Book cover for Orlando

    Orlando

    Virginia Woolf

  35. Book cover for The Orchid Trilogy

    The Orchid Trilogy

    Jocelyn Brooke

  36. Book cover for The Dog at Clambercrown

    The Dog at Clambercrown

    Jocelyn Brooke

  37. Book cover for The Scapegoat

    The Scapegoat

    Jocelyn Brooke

  38. Book cover for The Image of a Drawn Sword

    The Image of a Drawn Sword

    Jocelyn Brooke

  39. Book cover for Conventional Weapons

    Conventional Weapons

    Jocelyn Brooke

  40. Book cover for The Nix

    The Nix

    Nathan Hill

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