Great Fiction thats Not Too Long
Discover the best short fiction books that pack a punch! Our curated list features great reads that are engaging, impactful, and not too long—perfect for busy book lovers.
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Le Grand Meaulnes
by Alain-Fournier
The classic French novel written by a soldier, who would later die during World War I, tells the story of Auguste Meaulnes and the "domain …
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The Sand Child
by Tahar Ben Jelloun
A poetic vision of power, colonialism, and gender in North Africa, The Sand Child has been justifiably celebrated around the world as a daring and …
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Thirst
by Shulamith Hareven
Three novellas by an Israeli woman writer. The Miracle Hater is on a man who loses his faith, Prophet is on a prophet who loses …
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The Beginning of Spring
by Penelope Fitzgerald
Frank Reid is a struggling printer in Moscow. On the eve of the Revolution, his wife returns to her native England, leaving him to raise …
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An Artist of the Floating World
by Kazuo Ishiguro
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day In the face of …
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Pnin
by Vladimir Nabokov
One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Serialized in The New Yorker and published in book form …
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The Barrytown Trilogy
by Roddy Doyle
A one-volume edition of the celebrated trio of novels about the Rabbitte family, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha The …
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According to Queeney
by Beryl Bainbridge
Samuel Johnson, the literary giant of mid-eighteenth century London, becomes part of the chaotic household of wealthy brewer Henry Thrale.
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We Think the World of You
by Joe Randolph Ackerley
"Frank, the narrator, is a middle-aged civil servant, intelligent, acerbic, self-righteous, angry. He is in love with Johnny, a young, married, working-class man with a …