Existential Fiction Books

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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,459,699 ratings — published 1942
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 143,122 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 — 1,484,991 ratings — published 1915
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.94 — 408,269 ratings — published 1925
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 323,296 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 — 140,347 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 — 1,117,109 ratings — published 1866
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 220,759 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 — 555,883 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 — 78,804 ratings — published 1864
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Hunger Hunger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 66,737 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 — 225,783 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 — 26,547 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 — 243,601 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 — 237,844 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 — 270,210 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 3.98 — 16,370 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 — 40,670 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 — 400,530 ratings — published 1880
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 895,431 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 — 44,322 ratings — published 1940
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 65,098 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 — 101,126 ratings — published 1942
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The Rebel The Rebel (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,402 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 — 31,216 ratings — published 1949
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The Castle The Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 77,830 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 — 319,953 ratings — published 1994
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 305,991 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 — 3,951,973 ratings — published 1951
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,072,383 ratings — published 1601
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,659,800 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 — 93,773 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 — 30,249 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 — 523,762 ratings — published 1968
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 653,634 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 — 585,468 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 — 7,903 ratings — published 1915
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 224,544 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 — 1,266,506 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 — 60,358 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 — 206,619 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 — 2,114,654 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 — 1,938,826 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 — 434,654 ratings — published 1967
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 204,560 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 — 38,899 ratings — published 1982
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Hopscotch Hopscotch (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 50,289 ratings — published 1963
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Ubik Ubik (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 125,931 ratings — published 1969
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.07 — 27,439 ratings — published 1939
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No Exit No Exit (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as existential-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 47,834 ratings — published 1944
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Guillermo Saccomanno
“La tragedia de los otros atenúa la propia.”
Guillermo Saccomanno, El oficinista

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

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