Literary Fiction

Literary fiction is a term that has come into common usage in the early 1960s. The term is principally used to distinguish "serious fiction" which is a work that claims to hold literary merit, in comparison from genre fiction and popular fiction. The nameliteratureis sometimes used for this genre, although it can also refer to a broader category of writing. ...more

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Sacrificial Animals
And So I Roar
Peggy
How to Leave the House
Our Narrow Hiding Places
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Mystery Lights
Swallow the Ghost
Blue Graffiti
Silken Gazelles
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