Existential Fiction Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,457,298 ratings — published 1942
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 142,983 ratings — published 1938
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,482,820 ratings — published 1915
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 407,742 ratings — published 1925
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 322,984 ratings — published 1947
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The Fall (Vintage International) The Fall (Vintage International)
by (shelved 11 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 140,156 ratings — published 1956
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,116,720 ratings — published 1866
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 220,554 ratings — published 1927
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 555,413 ratings — published 1984
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Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 78,789 ratings — published 1864
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Hunger Hunger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 66,662 ratings — published 1890
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.84 — 225,641 ratings — published 1951
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A Happy Death A Happy Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 26,508 ratings — published 1971
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 243,041 ratings — published 1864
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The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 237,250 ratings — published 1886
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No Longer Human No Longer Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 269,571 ratings — published 1948
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The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1) The Age of Reason (Roads to Freedom, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 16,351 ratings — published 1945
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The Woman in the Dunes The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 40,611 ratings — published 1962
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 399,970 ratings — published 1880
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 894,698 ratings — published 1922
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The Tartar Steppe The Tartar Steppe (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 44,240 ratings — published 1940
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 65,027 ratings — published 1872
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 100,827 ratings — published 1942
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,385 ratings — published 1951
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The Sheltering Sky The Sheltering Sky (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.88 — 31,191 ratings — published 1949
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 77,749 ratings — published 1926
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 319,770 ratings — published 1994
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 305,836 ratings — published 1759
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,949,752 ratings — published 1951
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,071,658 ratings — published 1601
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,656,432 ratings — published 1988
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 93,743 ratings — published 1967
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No Exit and Three Other Plays No Exit and Three Other Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 30,241 ratings — published 1947
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 523,320 ratings — published 1968
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 653,187 ratings — published 1996
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 581,100 ratings — published 1995
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Metamorphosis and Other Stories Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,894 ratings — published 1915
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 224,192 ratings — published 1869
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,264,832 ratings — published 1963
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The Hour of the Star The Hour of the Star (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 60,100 ratings — published 1977
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.87 — 206,473 ratings — published 2013
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,113,179 ratings — published 1932
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,936,585 ratings — published 1890
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 434,116 ratings — published 1967
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 204,455 ratings — published 1952
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The Book of Disquiet The Book of Disquiet (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 38,847 ratings — published 1982
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Hopscotch Hopscotch (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 50,252 ratings — published 1963
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 125,810 ratings — published 1969
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 27,430 ratings — published 1939
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No Exit No Exit (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 47,796 ratings — published 1944
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Alexander Petrow
“To those who claim I lack respect for the human race — I will say that, after all, I removed the phrase ‘depressed neurotic monkeys’ from all the places in the book; and not just because I like and respect monkeys. What does that tell you?”
Alexander Petrow, The Weather Forecast in Hell

Guillermo Saccomanno
“Pero pronto se convence de que no es así. No se trata, en su caso, de someterse y sobrevivir. Si ha seguido adelante durante tanto tiempo no fue por cobardía sino por esperanza: el anhelo de un hecho trascendente: el amor. Porque el amor, lo sabía, finalmente le abriría una perspectiva nueva de la existencia. Está enamorado. El amor lo recupera a uno de toda abyección.”
Guillermo Saccomanno, El oficinista

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