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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The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain - 9781037203824
$32.99
The Daffodil Days
Helen Bain
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 HWA CROWN AWARDS 'Deeply researched and utterly convincing' Melissa Harrison, Guardian...
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,...
$24.99
Amma
Saraid de Silva
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025 Longlisted for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand...
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...
Light Years by James Salter - 9780141188638
$26.99
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...
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...
The Possession by Annie Ernaux - 9781583228555
$22.99
The Possession
Annie Ernaux
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2022 Translated by Anna Moschovakis More Magazine, Top...
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood - 9781853811265
$22.99
Cat's Eye
Margaret Atwood
Elaine Risley, a painter, returns to Toronto to find herself overwhelmed by her past. Memories...
Regeneration by Pat Barker - 9780241970768
$24.99
Regeneration
Pat Barker
A classic exploration of how the traumas of war brutalised a generation of young -...
Assumption by Percival Everett - 9781035036424
$22.99
Assumption
Percival Everett
Ogden Walker, deputy sheriff of a small New Mexico town, is on the trail of...
Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell - 9781836431008
$32.99
Sugartown
Caragh Maxwell
For fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable debut about a generation...
Underspin by E Y Zhao - 9781529961485
$34.99
Underspin
E Y Zhao
Challengers meets Whiplash in this intimate, bruising novel about the short and tumultuous life of...
False War by Carlos Manuel Alvarez - 9781804271513
$32.99
False War
Carlos Manuel Alvarez
The characters in False War are castaways on dry land, stranded on no man's land....
Whidbey by T Kira Madden - 9781035403851
$34.99
Whidbey
T Kira Madden
'This book will change every person who reads it. A total masterpiece' Caro Claire Burke...
The Pure Gold Baby by Margaret Drabble - 9781925498974
$23.99
The Pure Gold Baby
Margaret Drabble
Laced with social and political commentary this thought-provoking literary novel is a story of motherhood,...
Strange Girls by Sarvat Hasin - 9780349703121
$34.99
Strange Girls
Sarvat Hasin
'Touching, infuriating and painfully true, Strange Girls is a superlative novel by one of our...
Kingfisher
$32.99
Kingfisher
Rozie Kelly
**Shortlisted, Women's Prize for Fiction 2026** An electrifying debut novel about grief, power and desire...
Howl
$34.99
Howl
Howard Jacobson
A pitch-black novel of obsession and pain about a headmaster grappling with world events and...
Dancing Backwards by Salley Vickers - 9780007143153
$20.99
Dancing Backwards
Salley Vickers
The brilliant new work from the bestselling author of 'Miss Garnet's Angel' and 'The Other...
Bound
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Bound
LEE SAMANTHA W L
My mother's first memory was more rooted in emotion than in any particular event. If...
The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie - 9781529972375
$24.99
The Moor's Last Sigh
Salman Rushdie
One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, published in Vintage Classics for...