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Literary fiction

Literary fiction

Browse our list of critically acclaimed novels by Australian and international authors. Rich and thought-provoking, our literary fiction novels are good enough to read again and again.

Feast on the allegorical banquet and sly commentary of Booker prize winning author DBC Pierre's spectacular Lights Out in Wonderland.

Be swept away by The Body in the Clouds, Ashley Hay's luminous novel about the power of story to define who and where we are.

Celebrate the dual winners of the 2009 Australian/Vogel Literary Award and their exquisite portraits of characters who defied society's strict conventions - uncover the remarkable legacy of entrepreneur Edward Cole with Lisa Lang's Utopian Man and paint the inner life of artist Clarice Beckett with Kristel Thornell's Night Street.

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The Body in the Clouds

The Body in the Clouds

by Ashley Hay

What if you looked up and out of the corner of your eye you saw something so marvellous, so extraordinary, that it transformed time and space forever?... more

AUD $29.99

Utopian Man

Utopian Man

by Lisa Lang

An exquisite historical novel about a remarkable man who chose his own path, charming and scandalising others in equal measure. Co-winner of the 2009 ... more

AUD $23.99

Matterhorn

Matterhorn

by Karl Marlantes

Thirty years in the making, a powerful, visceral war novel that conveys the terror and immediacy of combat with rare authenticity.

AUD $32.99

Night Street

Night Street

by Kristel Thornell

An intensely satisfying novel that celebrates the short richly lived life of Australian artist, Clarice Beckett. Co-winner of the 2009 Australian/Voge... more

AUD $23.99

Lovesong

Lovesong

by Alex Miller

Seeking shelter in a Parisian cafe from a sudden rainstorm, John Patterner meets the exotic Sabiha and his carefully mapped life changes forever. Reso... more

AUD $26.99

Lights Out in Wonderland

Lights Out in Wonderland

by DBC Pierre

The spectacular third novel from Booker Prize winner, DBC Pierre: a dazzling odyssey and a universal commentary on our times.

AUD $32.99

Union Atlantic

Union Atlantic

by Adam Haslett

The Bonfire of the Vanities for 2010! A powerful, deeply involving novel of the modern world - a world in crisis, where individual humanity is pitted ... more

AUD $29.99

Anthropology of an American Girl

Anthropology of an American Girl

by Hilary Thayer Hamann

A brilliant exploration of the sexual and intellectual awakening of a young American woman struggling to remain true to herelf as she encounters love,... more

AUD $32.99

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