English 262 The Art of Fiction
Explore English 262: The Art of Fiction with a curated list of must-read English fiction books. Discover classic and contemporary novels to enhance your literary journey.

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Breakfast on Pluto
by Patrick McCabe
Breakfast on Pluto, Patrick McCabe's lyrical and haunting new novel, became a #1 bestseller in Ireland, stayed on the bestseller list for months, and was …

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Kissing the Witch
by Emma Donoghue
Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author …

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Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway is the portrait of a single day in a woman's life.


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White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The blockbuster debut novel from "a preternaturally gifted" writer (The New York Times) and author of On Beauty and Swing Time—set against …

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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
The renowned novel from the crime fiction master, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe. • Featuring the iconic character that …

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by James Joyce
"I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland or my church: and I will …

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What are You Like?
by Anne Enright
Twenty-year-old Maria discovers that she has a twin sister in Ireland.
