What is "Literary fiction?"
"Literary Fiction renders the life experiences and personal perspectives of characters in the midst of complex situations and conflict over values and relationships." (Description from Novelist Plus.)
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My Antonia |
First published in 1918, and set in Nebraska in the late 19th century, this tale of the spirited daughter of a Bohemian immigrant family planning to farm on the untamed land ("not a country at all but the material out of which countries are made") comes to us through the romantic eyes of Jim Burden. |
2011-02 |
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Never let me go |
Thirty-one-year-old Kathy, along with old friends from Hailsham, a private school in England, are forced to face the truth about their childhood when they all come together again. |
2011-02 |
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The pearl |
Terrible events follow the discovery of a magnificent pearl by a poor Mexican fisherman. |
2010-09 |
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The red house |
Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside, which results in a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams, and rising hopes |
2012-10 |
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Super sad true love story |
Welcome to the day after tomorrow. In Gary Shteyngart's near-future New York, the dollar has been pegged to the yuan, the American Restoration Authority is on high security alert, and Lenny Abramov, the middle-aged possessor of a decent credit score but an absurdly low--and embarrassingly public--Male Hotness rating, is in love with the young Eunice Park. |
2010-12 |
