Literary Fiction

Explore the art of storytelling with our Literary Fiction collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From contemporary classics to bold new voices, these thought-provoking novels delve deep into character, language, and theme. Perfect for book clubs and discerning readers. Shop literary fiction online or in-store and discover stories that resonate.

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Bloom by Robbie Couch - 9781668247747
$29.99
Bloom
Robbie Couch
From the New York Times bestselling author of If I See You Again Tomorrow comes...
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...
Twenty Years Together by Tom Rob Smith - 9781471133152
$34.99
Twenty Years Together
Tom Rob Smith
TWO MEN. TWENTY YEARS. ONE PROPOSAL. Danny and Luis have been a couple for decades....
Tinkers by Paul Harding - 9780099538042
$29.99
Tinkers
Paul Harding
WINNER OF THE 2010 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION An old man lies dying. Confined to...
The World Goes On by Laszlo Krasznahorkai - 9781788160124
$24.99
The World Goes On
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Shortlisted for The Man Booker International Prize 2018 A Hungarian interpreter obsessed with waterfalls, at...
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...
Second Hand
The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt - 9781784707965
$24.99
The Last Samurai
Helen DeWitt
Originally published in 2000 to international acclaim, The Last Samurai is a paean to the...
The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier - 9780008153892
$24.99
The Glassmaker
Tracy Chevalier
'Spellbinding' ELIF SHAFAK 'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Year 'Sparkling' OBSERVER 'A triumph' PHILIP...
The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain - 9781037203824
$32.99
The Daffodil Days
Helen Bain
'Deeply researched and utterly convincing' Melissa Harrison, Guardian 'Not a word is out of place....
Shy by Max Porter (Author) - 9780571377312
$24.99
Shy
Max Porter (Author)
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY 'Max Porter...
Natalja's Stories by Inger Christensen - 9780241790465
$24.99
Natalja's Stories
Inger Christensen
From one of Denmark's most revered authors, a startlingly original novel about a migrant's fate,...
Memoirs Of An Imaginary Friend by Matthew Green - 9780751547870
$22.99
Memoirs Of An Imaginary Friend
Matthew Green
My name is BUDO. I have been alive for 5 years. 5 years is a...
Love Lane by Patrick Gale - 9781472257482
$34.99
Love Lane
Patrick Gale
'With Love Lane, Gale gets right to the secret joys and hidden heartbreaks of ordinary,...
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue - 9780008604493
$22.99
I Hope This Finds You Well
Natalie Sue
*AS RECOMMENDED BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID "FOR SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A GOOD LAUGH" ON TIME'S...
Dandelion is Dead by Rosie Storey - 9780008738617
$34.99
Dandelion is Dead
Rosie Storey
Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead. ------------------------------------------------PICKED...
$24.99
Amma
Saraid de Silva
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025 Longlisted for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand...
Winter by Ali Smith - 9780241973332
$24.99
Winter
Ali Smith
Dark yet life-affirming, endlessly inventive and heart-breakingly human - the next novel in the 'Seasonal'...
The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North - 9780356516127
$34.99
The Last Song of Penelope
Claire North
'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' Jennifer Saint, author...
Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare - 9781838958183
$34.99
Sugar, Baby
Celine Saintclare
SEEN IN ELLE'S BEST SUMMER 2023 READS ONE OF GAL-DEM'S UNMISSABLE BOOKS OF 2023 From...
Sororicidal
$34.99
Sororicidal
Edwina Preston
'Sororicidal didn't so much move me as arrest me. It stopped me in my tracks....
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle - 9780749397357
$24.99
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle
Winner of the 1993 Booker Prize Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel describes the world of...
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout - 9780241985540
$24.99
Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout
The latest masterpiece from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of...
Light Years by James Salter - 9780141188638
$24.99
Light Years
James Salter
First time in Modern Classics and for Penguin to publish one of the great American...
Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Praauer - 9781805331773
$34.99
Cooking in the Wrong Century
Teresa Praauer
For the hostess, food has always been about growing up. From the pancakes your grandmother...
Broken Verses by Kamila Shamsie - 9781526680020
$22.99
Broken Verses
Kamila Shamsie
_______________ 'A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts...
Atomised by Michel Houellebecq - 9780099283362
$24.99
Atomised
Michel Houellebecq
The gloriously moving and extravagantly filthy cult classic from the internationally bestselling author of Submission...
Ada or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov - 9780141181875
$26.99
Ada or Ardor
Vladimir Nabokov
Nabokov's 'other' great love story, following an extraordinary relationship across decades and continents Written in...
Glyph
$39.99
Glyph
Ali Smith
It sounds like Gliff? Well, it's something else altogether. Ghosts don't exist. They don't. End...