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 The Image of a Drawn Sword

    The Image of a Drawn Sword

    Jocelyn Brooke

  2. Book cover for Conventional Weapons

    Conventional Weapons

    Jocelyn Brooke

  3. Book cover for The Nix

    The Nix

    Nathan Hill

  4. Book cover for Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

    Miguel de Cervantes

  5. Book cover for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

    The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

    Muriel Spark

  6. Book cover for Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

    Gustave Flaubert

  7. Book cover for The Good People

    The Good People

    Hannah Kent

  8. Book cover for Innocents and Others

    Innocents and Others

    Dana Spiotta

  9. Book cover for Christodora

    Christodora

    Tim Murphy

  10. Book cover for Little Deaths

    Little Deaths

    Emma Flint

  11. Book cover for Once Again Assembled Here

    Once Again Assembled Here

    Sean O'Brien

  12. Book cover for Selection Day

    Selection Day

    Aravind Adiga

  13. Book cover for The Wind Cannot Read

    The Wind Cannot Read

    Richard Mason

  14. Book cover for Killer Affair

    Killer Affair

    Rebecca Chance

  15. Book cover for Lord of the Darkwood

    Lord of the Darkwood

    Lian Hearn

  16. Book cover for The Last Photograph

    The Last Photograph

    Emma Chapman

  17. Book cover for Brighton Rock

    Brighton Rock

    Graham Greene

  18. Book cover for The Ministry of Fear

    The Ministry of Fear

    Graham Greene

  19. Book cover for Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    William Makepeace Thackeray

  20. Book cover for The Place That Didn't Exist

    The Place That Didn't Exist

    Mark Watson

  21. Book cover for Miss Jane

    Miss Jane

    Brad Watson

  22. Book cover for Dear Mr. M

    Dear Mr. M

    Herman Koch

  23. Book cover for The Allegations

    The Allegations

    Mark Lawson

  24. Book cover for Pages for You

    Pages for You

    Sylvia Brownrigg

  25. Book cover for The Muse

    The Muse

    Jessie Burton

  26. Book cover for Not Working

    Not Working

    Lisa Owens

  27. Book cover for The Invisible Mile

    The Invisible Mile

    David Coventry

  28. Book cover for Invincible Summer

    Invincible Summer

    Alice Adams

  29. Book cover for In the Skin of a Lion

    In the Skin of a Lion

    Michael Ondaatje

  30. Book cover for The History Man

    The History Man

    Malcolm Bradbury

  31. Book cover for North and South

    North and South

    Elizabeth Gaskell

  32. Book cover for The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

  33. Book cover for The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas

  34. Book cover for Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet

    Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet

    Joanne Proulx

  35. Book cover for The Years That Followed

    The Years That Followed

    Catherine Dunne

  36. Book cover for Felicity - Stands By

    Felicity - Stands By

    Richmal Crompton

  37. Book cover for Quartet

    Quartet

    Richmal Crompton

  38. Book cover for Weatherley Parade

    Weatherley Parade

    Richmal Crompton

  39. Book cover for Frost at Morning

    Frost at Morning

    Richmal Crompton

  40. Book cover for Linden Rise

    Linden Rise

    Richmal Crompton

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