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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The Witch
$32.99
The Witch
Marie NDiaye
In a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass...
Python's Kiss
$34.99
Python's Kiss
Louise Erdrich
From Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich, a captivating collection of short...
When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzen - 9781804995808
$24.99
When the Cranes Fly South
Lisa Ridzen
The phenomenal word of mouth bestseller, shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, winner of...
Minbak by Ela Lee - 9781787303690
$34.99
Minbak
Ela Lee
Minbak tells the story of three generations of Korean women, forced to live in one...
Darryl by Jackie Ess - 9781944866846
$29.99
Darryl
Jackie Ess
Darryl Cook is a man who seems to have everything: a quiet home in Western...
Body Double by Hanna Johansson - 9781761381942
$29.99
Body Double
Hanna Johansson
A surreal thriller that blurs the lines between lies and truth, between the selves we...
Big Nobody by Alex Kadis - 9781529155310
$34.99
Big Nobody
Alex Kadis
Fizzingly original, disarmingly tender and laugh-out-loud funny, BIG NOBODY is a coming-of-age story about first...
Whispering Rooms by Genki Kawamura, Inc. - 9781806170586
$26.99
Whispering Rooms
Genki Kawamura, Inc.
"Some things we know are present cannot be seen with our eyes." This Japanese belief...
The Pelican Child by Joy Williams - 9781805228578
$26.99
The Pelican Child
Joy Williams
Lauded as the best story writer of our time, Joy Williams returns with a taut...
Stowaways by Andre Aciman - 9780571399925
$26.99
Stowaways
Andre Aciman
'Maybe we love people because they won't let us know them.' A summer's evening in...
No Matter What by Cara Bastone - 9781035427413
$24.99
No Matter What
Cara Bastone
Can love draw them together . . . again? After a traumatic accident, a young...
Nonesuch by Francis Spufford (author) - 9780571397174
$34.99
Nonesuch
Francis Spufford (author)
'ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL MINDS IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE' - NICK HORNBY 'A TREMENDOUSLY VARIED...
Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer - 9781804272107
$26.99
Bricks and Mortar
Clemens Meyer
Bricks and Mortar is the story of the sex trade in a big city in...
The Last Wolf & Herman by Laszlo Krasznahorkai - 9781781258149
$24.99
The Last Wolf & Herman
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
In The Last Wolf, a philosophy professor is mistakenly hired to write the true tale...
The Reprieve by Jean-Paul Sartre - 9780141185781
$29.99
The Reprieve
Jean-Paul Sartre
It is September 1938 and during a heatwave Europe tensely awaits the outcome of the...
The Adversary by Michael Crummey - 9781805228585
$24.99
The Adversary
Michael Crummey
WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 'A vibrant historical novel... Potent' New Yorker, Books of...
Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro - 9781991006813
$24.99
Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts
Josie Shapiro
Mickey Bloom: five foot tall, dyslexic, and bullied at school. Mickey knows she's nothing special....
A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia - 9781035052622
$34.99
A Private Man
Stephanie Sy-Quia
His grandfather had been a Catholic priest. A story in seven words, and his life...
A Beautiful Loan
$34.99
A Beautiful Loan
Mary Costello
Exquisitely written and profoundly moving-the new literary novel from an award-winning Irish author. 'An exceptional,...
Blinding: The Left Wing by Mircea Cartarescu - 9780241754894
$40.00
Blinding: The Left Wing
Mircea Cartarescu
The first volume of the enthralling, hallucinatory masterwork by one of Central Europe's most celebrated...
Small Comfort
$24.99
Small Comfort
Ia Genberg
* * * LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026 * * * 'You know,...
Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell - 9781035089291
$34.99
Motherfaker
Anna Brook-Mitchell
Rebel-in-a-smock-dress Barri Brown has spent years slaving away as an English teacher in Guernsey, covering...
Yniga by Glenn Diaz - 9781763847521
$32.99
Yniga
Glenn Diaz
Winner of a Philippine National Book Award 'Yniga is not just a novel; it is...
White River Crossing
$34.99
White River Crossing
Ian McGuire
A breathtaking and cinematic novel about the lust for gold and its bloody consequences, set...
So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder - 9781668233160
$34.99
So Old, So Young
Grant Ginder
From Grant Ginder, the bestselling author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, comes...
Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld - 9781804993804
$24.99
Show Don't Tell
Curtis Sittenfeld
Bestselling and acclaimed new collection by the author of PREP, AMERICAN WIFE, ROMANTIC COMEDY and...
Son of Nobody
$34.99
Son of Nobody
Yann Martel
From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of Life of Pi comes a modern and imaginative...
The Violin Maker's Secret by Evie Woods - 9780008777685
$32.99
The Violin Maker's Secret
Evie Woods
The brand new book from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop!'Heartwarming and...