Contemporary Fiction

Explore the best in Contemporary Fiction at Harry Hartog Bookseller, featuring bestselling modern novels, award-winning new releases, and powerful stories that reflect today’s world. From literary fiction to bold debut authors, our contemporary fiction books offer fresh voices and unforgettable narratives. Available now at Harry Hartog.

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Greenland: A Novel by David Santos-Donaldson - 9780063275201
$32.99
Greenland: A Novel
David Santos-Donaldson
Shortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction A dazzling, debut novel-within-a-novel...
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst - 9781529077209
$22.99
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Line of...
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee - 9781801105323
$22.99
Free Food for Millionaires
Min Jin Lee
**FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF PACHINKO** 'Ambitious, accomplished.' NEW YORK TIMES 'A remarkable writer.' THE...
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa - 9781786071958
$19.99
Sweet Bean Paste
Durian Sukegawa
Sentaro has failed: he has a criminal record, drinks too much, and hasn't managed to...
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel - 9781913097660
$27.99
Still Born
Guadalupe Nettel
Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Alina and Laura are independent and career-driven women...
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett - 9781472156518
$22.99
With Teeth
Kristen Arnett
'With Teeth is a wonderfully sticky novel about motherhood, partnership, sex and love. Kristen Arnett...
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri - 9781526629975
$19.99
Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiri
'If the antidote to a year of solitude and trauma is art, then this novel...
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut - 9781782276142
$24.99
When We Cease to Understand the World
Benjamin Labatut
'A monstrous and brilliant book' - Philip Pullman When We Cease to Understand the World...
Voices in the Evening by Natalia Ginzburg - 9781911547310
$22.99
Voices in the Evening
Natalia Ginzburg
In a hushed, Italian town after the Second World War Elsa lives with her parents...
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre - 9780571215164
$24.99
Vernon God Little
DBC Pierre
News of the tragedy serves as open invitation to the media and soon the quirky...
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell - 9781444799477
$22.99
Utopia Avenue
David Mitchell
'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' Independent The Number...
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman - 9781405930239
$24.99
Us Against You
Fredrik Backman
Can a broken town survive a second tragedy? The follow-up to the international bestseller Beartown...
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy - 9781526623331
$22.99
Trespasses
Louise Kennedy
**NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES - STREAMING ON CHANNEL 4** THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER (The...
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh - 9780099465898
$19.99
Trainspotting
Irvine Welsh
The seminal novel that changed the face of British fiction - repackaged for a new...
Tin Man by Sarah Winman - 9780755390977
$22.99
Tin Man
Sarah Winman
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD The beautiful and heartbreaking new novel from Sarah...
Tiepolo Blue by James Cahill - 9781529369380
$32.99
Tiepolo Blue
James Cahill
A BBC "BOOKS OF 2022" PICK Ben turns and grins ironically. 'When you stopped just...
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante - 9781787702684
$24.99
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Elena Ferrante
Set in the late 1960s and the 1970s, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay...
This Is Happiness by Niall Williams - 9781526609359
$22.99
This Is Happiness
Niall Williams
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST NOVEL IN THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 WALTER...
Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score - 9781399713740
$22.99
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score
Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee:...
The Year of Living Dangerously by Christopher Koch - 9780732296483
$24.99
The Year of Living Dangerously
Christopher Koch
Jakarta, 1965. Waiting for explosions, the city smells of frangipani, kretek cigarettes, and fear. It...
The World According To Garp by John Irving - 9781474614405
$24.99
The World According To Garp
John Irving
A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers. 'A wonderful novel, full of...
We Love
The Voids by Ryan O'Connor - 9781922310354
$29.99
The Voids
Ryan O'Connor
'After a couple of weeks, I found myself standing outside the voids in the middle...
The Vegetarian by Han Kang - 9781846276033
$24.99
The Vegetarian
Han Kang
Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people. He is an office worker with moderate ambitions...
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - 9780708898406
$22.99
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017 WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD...
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - 9780857524195
$24.99
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Hiro Arikawa
THE SENSATIONAL MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER- a tender, feelgood story of a journey around Japan with a...
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - 9780857526335
$29.99
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Hiro Arikawa
Beautiful new hardback edition including a ribbon, illustrated coloured endpapers and luscious finishes on the...
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - 9781784708214
$24.99
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has...
The Switch by Beth O'Leary - 9781787475021
$22.99
The Switch
Beth O'Leary
'SO CHARMING, SO SWEET AND SO LOVELY' MARIAN KEYES Leena is too young to feel...