Literary Fiction Books
Character-driven, prize-winning and book-club fiction.
Literary fiction on EIKNA covers prize winners, book-club picks and character-driven novels where voice, theme and style lead the story.
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Literary Science Fiction
Exit Party
Emily St. John Mandel
Exit Party
Emily St. John Mandel
Literary Fiction
The Disappearers
Marlon James
The Disappearers
Marlon James
Fiction
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Quentin Tarantino
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Quentin Tarantino
Literary Fiction
The Things We Never Say
Elizabeth Strout
The Things We Never Say
Elizabeth Strout
Literary Fiction
Little Wonder
Sophie Chen Keller
Little Wonder
Sophie Chen Keller
Fiction
The Stars Look Like Home
TJ Klune
The Stars Look Like Home
TJ Klune
Literary Fiction
Transcription
Ben Lerner
Transcription
Ben Lerner
Fiction
The Things You'll Never Know
Ashley Audrain
The Things You'll Never Know
Ashley Audrain
Yesteryear
Caro Claire Burke
Fiction
The Fire
Kristin Hannah
The Fire
Kristin Hannah
Literary Fiction
May We Feed the King
Rebecca Perry
May We Feed the King
Rebecca Perry
Literary Fiction
Hungered
Amanda Rizkalla
Hungered
Amanda Rizkalla
Literary Fiction
Serious Music
Percival Everett
Serious Music
Percival Everett
Literary Fiction
Partita
Barbara Kingsolver
Partita
Barbara Kingsolver
Vigil
George Saunders
Literary Fiction
Whistler
Ann Patchett
Whistler
Ann Patchett
Literary Fiction
The Bridge
Colm Tóibín
The Bridge
Colm Tóibín
Literary Fiction
Crux
Gabriel Tallent
Crux
Gabriel Tallent
Literary Fiction
Taipei Story
R.F. Kuang
Taipei Story
R.F. Kuang
Literary Fiction
Sophie, Standing There
Meg Mason
Sophie, Standing There
Meg Mason
Hollywood, Ending
John Green
Literary Fiction
Cool Machine
Colson Whitehead
Cool Machine
Colson Whitehead
Literary Fiction
Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger
Kazuo Ishiguro
Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger
Kazuo Ishiguro
Comic Fiction
Go Gentle
Maria Semple
Go Gentle
Maria Semple
Literary Fiction books: common questions
- What makes a book literary fiction?
- Literary fiction puts character, language and ideas ahead of plot conventions; it is often what book clubs and literary prizes focus on.