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British, Irish and Commonwealth fiction

Modern literary fiction

Novels and stories by writers from Britain, Ireland, Canada and Australia, including Ishiguro, Rooney, Barnes, Mitchell and Munro.

34 books on British, Irish and Commonwealth fiction, recommended by 29 people including Zoë Foster Blake and Mohnish Pabrai.

34 books · 29 experts

Start here

  1. The MagusJohn Fowles, 1965
  2. Fifth BusinessRobertson Davies, 1970
  3. The Transit of VenusShirley Hazzard, 1980
  4. The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro, 1989
  5. The Salmon of DoubtDouglas Adams, 1995

The best books on British, Irish and Commonwealth fiction 34

The MagusThe Magus
T4 The Magus
John Fowles · 1965
Open Library
Recommended byMatt Mullenweg
Fifth BusinessFifth Business
T4 Fifth Business
Robertson Davies · 1970
Open Library
Recommended bySusan J. Fowler
The Transit of VenusThe Transit of Venus
T4 The Transit of Venus
Shirley Hazzard · 1980
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonSam Altman
The Remains of the DayThe Remains of the Day
T4 The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro · 1989
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiJeff BezosAbi Tyas TunggalDiana Kimball
The Salmon of DoubtThe Salmon of Doubt
T4 The Salmon of Doubt
Douglas Adams · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byNaval Ravikant
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, MHateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
T4 Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Alice Munro · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byDavid CancelRon ConwaySam Altman
When We Were OrphansWhen We Were Orphans
T4 When We Were Orphans
Kazuo Ishiguro · 2000
Open Library
Recommended byDiana Kimball
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
T4 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon · 2002
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Recommended byEv Williams
Cloud AtlasCloud Atlas
T4 Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell · 2004
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Recommended byBill GatesNat EliasonSahil Lavingia
ShantaramShantaram
T4 Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts · 2004
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Recommended byRichard BransonKevin KellyWhitney Wolfe Herd
Never Let Me GoNever Let Me Go
T4 Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro · 2005
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Recommended byMohnish PabraiGuy Proops
DisobedienceDisobedience
T4 Disobedience
Naomi Alderman · 2006
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
The Sense of an EndingThe Sense of an Ending
T4 The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes · 2011
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Recommended byGuy ProopsMario Gabriele
The Casual VacancyThe Casual Vacancy
T4 The Casual Vacancy
J. K. Rowling, Tom Hollander · 2012
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Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Rosie ProjectThe Rosie Project
T4 The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion · 2013
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Recommended byBill GatesMohnish PabraiGaby Goldberg
The Rosie EffectThe Rosie Effect
T4 The Rosie Effect
Graeme Simsion · 2014
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Recommended byBill GatesMohnish Pabrai
The Gap of TimeThe Gap of Time
T4 The Gap of Time
Jeanette Winterson · 2015
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
NutshellNutshell
T4 Nutshell
Ian McEwan · 2016
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Recommended byAntonio García Martínez
The Course of LoveThe Course of Love
T4 The Course of Love
Alain de Botton · 2016
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Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
Conversations with FriendsConversations with Friends
T4 Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney · 2017
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Recommended byGeorge Hatzis
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
T4 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman · 2017
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“Gail Honeyman's debut was one of the club's earliest picks and established the tone for what was coming: a protagonist who is brittle, strange, and deeply sympathetic. Witherspoon has described Eleanor as one of the most original characters she'd encountered in years of reading.”Reese Witherspoon
Recommended byReese WitherspoonZoë Foster Blake
Boy Swallows UniverseBoy Swallows Universe
T4 Boy Swallows Universe
Trent Dalton · 2018
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
Normal PeopleNormal People
T4 Normal People
Sally Rooney · 2018
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“Sally Rooney's second novel was selected for the Apple TV+ era of the club. Oprah described it as a book that captured something true about the difficulty of intimacy that she hadn't seen articulated that precisely before.”Oprah Winfrey
Recommended byGaby GoldbergOprah WinfreyReese WitherspoonZoë Foster Blake
Paris EchoParis Echo
T4 Paris Echo
Sebastian Faulks · 2018
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
The Water CureThe Water Cure
T4 The Water Cure
Sophie Mackintosh · 2018
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
FrankisssteinFrankissstein
T4 Frankissstein
Jeannette Winterson · 2019
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
Girl, Woman, OtherGirl, Woman, Other
T4 Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo · 2019
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Recommended byJackie Vullinghs
Klara and the SunKlara and the Sun
T4 Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro · 2019
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Recommended byBill Gates
The YieldThe Yield
T4 The Yield
Tara June Winch · 2019
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
HoneybeeHoneybee
T4 Honeybee
Craig Silvey · 2020
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Recommended byZoë Foster Blake
The Midnight LibraryThe Midnight Library
T4 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig · 2020
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Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
SuccessSuccess
T4 Success
Martin Amis
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Recommended byPatrick O'Shaughnessy
Tales of the Unexpected
T4 Tales of the Unexpected
Roald Dahl
unverified
Recommended byRichard Branson
The ArrivalThe Arrival
T4 The Arrival
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison

Experts 29

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Recommenders 29

Zoë Foster Blakerecommends 10 books here
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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 4 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 4 books herePatrick Collisonrecommends 3 books here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 2 books here
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Diana Kimballrecommends 2 books here
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Gaby Goldbergrecommends 2 books here
GP
Guy Proopsrecommends 2 books hereReese Witherspoonrecommends 2 books hereRichard Bransonrecommends 2 books hereSam Altmanrecommends 2 books here
KK
Kevin Kellyrecommends 1 book here
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Abi Tyas Tunggalrecommends 1 book here
AG
Antonio García Martínezrecommends 1 book here
DC
David Cancelrecommends 1 book hereEv Williamsrecommends 1 book here
GH
George Hatzisrecommends 1 book here
JV
Jackie Vullinghsrecommends 1 book hereJeff Bezosrecommends 1 book here
MG
Mario Gabrielerecommends 1 book hereMatt Mullenwegrecommends 1 book here
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Nat Eliasonrecommends 1 book hereNaval Ravikantrecommends 1 book hereOprah Winfreyrecommends 1 book here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 1 book hereRon Conwayrecommends 1 book here
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Sahil Lavingiarecommends 1 book here
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Susan J. Fowlerrecommends 1 book hereWhitney Wolfe Herdrecommends 1 book here
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