Future Classics: proof that contemporary fiction is exciting
Discover future classics in contemporary fiction with this curated list of exciting, must-read books that prove modern literature is timeless and groundbreaking.
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The Question of Bruno
by Aleksandar Hemon
The Question of Bruno is a novella and stories that are linked by characters, by locations, by interwoven substories, and by a literary voice so …
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Jesus' Son
by Denis Johnson
Jesus' Son is a visionary chronicle of dreamers, addicts, and lost souls. These stories tell of spiraling grief and transcendence, of rock bottom and redemption, …
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Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
The “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired …
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 1Q84 and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle comes a relentlessly inventive novel that dives deep into the …
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The Long Night of White Chickens
by Francisco Goldman
At the height of Guatemala's military tyranny during the 1980s, Guatemalan aristocrat Roger Graetz leaves his comfortable home in Boston for his homeland to investigate …
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Secrets
by Nuruddin Farah
On her return to Somalia from America, Sholoongo informs her childhood friend, Kalaman, she wants a child by him. As he considers her proposal, Kalaman …
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Underworld
by Don DeLillo
A finalist for the National Book Award, Don DeLillo's most powerful and riveting novel--"a great American novel, a masterpiece, a thrilling page-turner" (San Francisco Chronicle)--Underworld …
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The Rainbow Stories
by William T. Vollmann
A collection of thirteen short fiction stories about people around the world who live outside the law.
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The White Boy Shuffle
by Paul Beatty
Paul Beatty's hilarious and scathing debut novel is about Gunnar Kaufman, an awkward, black surfer bum who is moved by his mother from Santa Monica …
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Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley
Devil in a Blue Dress honors the tradition of the classic American detective novel by bestowing on it a vivid social canvas and the freshest …
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Black Cherry Blues
by James L. Burke
Ex-cop Dave Robicheaux: His wife had been murdered ... Now they're after his little girl... From the Louisiana bayou to Montana's tribal lands,he's running front …
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The Boys of My Youth
by Jo Ann Beard
Rarely does the debut of a new writer garner such attention & acclaim. The excitement began the moment "The Fourth State of Matter," one of …
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The Blue Place
by Nicola Griffith
A police lieutenant with the elite "Red Dogs" until she retired at twenty-nine , Aud Torvigen is a rangy six-footer with eyes the color of …
