Fiction & Literature

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Title Author Genre/Topics Date Language Location The Thing Around Your NeckAdichie, ChimamandaShort Stories, Nigerian-American Literature2009EnglishIstanbul 
Second SelfAshby, Chloe Novel2023EnglishUK
Another CountryBaldwin, JamesNovel, Black American Literature 1962EnglishIstanbul 
Giovanni’s RoomBaldwin, JamesNovel, Black American Literature 1956EnglishIstanbul 
Go Tell It On the MountainBaldwin, JamesNovel, Black American Literature 1952EnglishUSA
Going to Meet the ManBaldwin, JamesShort Stories, Black American Literature 1965EnglishIstanbul 
Confirmation: An Anthology of African American WomenBaraka, Amiri + Baraka, AminaLiterary Anthology 1983EnglishUK
The Idiot Batuman, ElifNovel, Turkish-American Literature2017EnglishIstanbul
An Invisible Sign of My OwnBender, AimeeNovel, Magical Realism 2000EnglishUSA
The Color MasterBender, Aimee Short Stories, Magical Realism 2013EnglishUSA
The Girl in the Flammable SkirtBender, Aimee Fiction, Magical Realism 1998EnglishUSA
The Particular Sadness of Lemon CakeBender, AimeeFiction, Magical Realism 2010EnglishIstanbul 
Willful CreaturesBender, Aimee Fiction, Magical Realism 2005EnglishUSA
A Manual for Cleaning WomenBerlin, LuciaFiction, Short Stories2015EnglishIstanbul
Zavalli Isa Beti, MongoFiction, Cameroonian Literature1985TurkishIstanbul
NevadaBinnie, ImogenNovel, Queer Lit, Trans Lit2013EnglishIstanbul
Come to MeBloom, AmyFiction1993EnglishUSA
Everything and NothingBorges, Jorge LuisFiction1999EnglishIstanbul
FictionsBorges, Jorge LuisShort Stories1944EnglishIstanbul
Fahrenheit 451Bradbury, RayNovel1953EnglishUSA
Something Wicked This Way ComesBradbury, RayNovel, Science Fiction1962EnglishUSA
The Martin ChroniclesBradbury, RayNovel, Science Fiction1950EnglishUSA
Phone Calls From the DeadBrenner, WendyFiction, Short Stories, Magical Realism2001EnglishIstanbul
NadjaBreton, AndreFiction, Surrealism1928FrenchIstanbul
Milk FedBroder, MelissaFiction, Queer Lit2021EnglishIstanbul
Jane EyreBronte, Charlotte Fiction1847EnglishUSA
All We Ever Wanted Was EverythingBrown, JanelleFiction2008EnglishUSA
Rubyfruit JungleBrown, Rita MaeFiction1973EnglishUSA
Ham on RyeBukowski, CharlesNovel1982EnglishIstanbul
Parable of the SowerButler, Octavia Novel, Science Fiction1993EnglishUSA
Tiepolo BlueCahill, JamesNovel2022EnglishIstanbul
I’m Afraid That’s All We’ve Got Time For Calleja, JenShort Stories2020EnglishUK
Adam, One AfternoonCalvino, ItaloShort Stories1957EnglishUK
If On A Winter’s Night, A Traveler Calvino, Italo Novel1979EnglishIstanbul
The Nonexistent Knight and the Cloven ViscountCalvino, ItaloNovellas1962EnglishUSA
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to YouCameron, Peter Novel2007EnglishUSA
CathedralCarver, RaymondShort Stories1983EnglishIstanbul
Where I’m Calling FromCarver, RaymondShort Stories1989EnglishUSA
Don QuixoteCervantes, Miguel deNovel1605 / 1957EnglishUSA
HungerChang, Lan SamanthaFiction1998EnglishUK
PiecesChbosky, StephenFiction2000EnglishUSA
Eleven StoriesChekhov, AntonShort Stories1975EnglishUSA
Confidences/MajorityCheng, IvanFiction2022EnglishIstanbul
The AwakeningChopin, KateNovel1899 / 1981EnglishUSA
Middle EnglandCoe, JonathanNovel, British Literature2018EnglishIstanbul
BarcelonaCostello, Mary Fiction, Short Stories2024EnglishUK
Hey ZoeyCrossman, SarahNovel2024EnglishUSA
KudosCusk, RachelFiction, British Literature2018EnglishIstanbul
Outline Cusk, RachelFiction, British Literature2014EnglishIstanbul
Saving AgnesCusk, RachelFiction, British Literature1993EnglishIstanbul
Second PlaceCusk, RachelFiction, British Literature2021EnglishIstanbul
Transit Cusk, RachelFiction, British Literature2016EnglishIstanbul
Kiss, KissDahl, RoaldFiction, Short Stories1962EnglishUK
A Treasury of American LiteratureDavis, Joe Lee + Frederick, John T + Mott, Frank LutherLiterary Anthology1948EnglishUSA
Varieties of DisturbanceDavis, Lydia Fiction, Short Stories2007EnglishUSA
ThunderheadDarling, MirandaFiction2024EnglishUK
Modern LoveDeJong, ConstanceFiction1977EnglishIstanbul
The Red TentDiamant, AnitaFiction1997EnglishUSA
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoDiaz, JunotFiction2007EnglishUSA
The Cheater’s Guide to LoveDiaz, JunotFiction, Caribbean Literature2019EnglishIstanbul
Oliver TwistDickens, CharlesFiction1838EnglishUSA
BelliesDinan, NicolaFiction, Trans Lit, Queer Lit, British Lit2023EnglishUK
Exciting TimesDolan, NaoiseFiction, Irish Literature2020EnglishIstanbul
The Happy CoupleDolan, NaoiseFiction, Irish Lit2023EnglishIstanbul
Notes From UndergroundDostoyevsky, FyodorNovel1864 / 1964English USA
The Brothers Karamazov I Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Novel1976EnglishUK
The Brothers Karamazov IIDostoyevsky, Fyodor Novel1976EnglishUK
A Visit From the Goon SquadEgan, JenniferFiction2010EnglishUK
Ducks, NewburyportEllmann, LucyFiction, British Lit2019EnglishIstanbul
The Death of Vivek OjiEmezi, AkwaekeFiction, Nigerian Literature2020EnglishIstanbul
Towelhead Erian, AliciaFiction, Arab-American Lit2005EnglishIstanbul
Sweet Home Erskine, WendyFiction, Irish Lit2018EnglishIstanbul
A Fable Faulkner, WilliamNovel1954EnglishUK
Go Down, MosesFaulkner, WilliamShort Stories1942 EnglishUSA
Uncle Willy and Other StoriesFaulkner, WilliamShort Stories1967EnglishUSA
The Basil and Josephine StoriesFitzgerald, F ScottShort Stories1928 / 1973EnglishUSA
The Great GatsbyFitzgerald, F ScottFiction1925EnglishUSA
PartiesFitzgerald, F ScottFiction2020EnglishIstanbul
The AmusementsFlannery, AingealaFiction2022EnglishIstanbul
Show Them A Good TimeFlattery, NicoleFiction2019EnglishIstanbul
Alas BabylonFrank, PatFiction1959EnglishUK
CrossroadsFranzen, JonathanFiction2021EnglishIstanbul
The CorrectionsFranzen, JonathanFiction2001EnglishIstanbul
FreedomFranzen, Jonathan Fiction2010EnglishUSA
PurityFranzen, JonathanFiction2015EnglishUK
Sophie’s WorldGaarder, JosteinFiction1991EnglishUSA
A Terrible CountryGessen, KeithFiction2018EnglishIstanbul
The ImmoralistGide, AndreFiction, Surrealism1902EnglishUSA
Lord of the FliesGolding, William Novel1954EnglishUK
An Absolutely Remarkable ThingGreen, Hank Fiction, Science Fiction2018EnglishIstanbul
A Beautifully Foolish EndeavorGreen, HankFiction, Science Fiction2020EnglishIstanbul
Language Guo, XiaoluFiction, Chinese-British Literature2017EnglishIstanbul
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Haddon, Mark Fiction2003EnglishUSA
Bad DreamsHadley, TessaShort Stories2017EnglishUK
The Other Black GirlHarris, Zakiya DalilaNovel2021EnglishUSA
A Farewell to ArmsHemingway, ErnestNovel1929EnglishUSA
Winner Take NothingHemingway, ErnestFiction1933EnglishIstanbul
SiddharthaHesse, HermannNovel1922EnglishUSA
Short StoriesHughes, LangstonFiction1996EnglishIstanbul
Something in Common and Other StoriesHughes, LangstonNovel1933 / 1963EnglishUK
Their Eyes Were Watching GodHurston, Zora NealeNovel1937EnglishUK
After Many A SummerHuxley, AldousNovel1939EnglishUK
Brave New WorldHuxley, AldousNovel1932EnglishUSA
Klara and the SunIshiguro, KazuoNovel2021EnglishIstanbul
The Buried GiantIshiguro, KazuoNovel2015EnglishIstanbul
The Lottery and Other StoriesJackson, ShirleyShort Stories1948EnglishUSA
Ralph’s PartyJewell, Lisa Fiction1999EnglishUSA
All Aunt Hagar’s ChildrenJones, Edward P Fiction2006EnglishUSA
DublinersJoyce, JamesFiction1914EnglishIstanbul
UlyssesJoyce, JamesFiction1922EnglishUK
All FoursJuly, MirandaFiction2024EnglishUK
No One Belongs Here More Than YouJuly, MirandaFiction2007EnglishIstanbul
The Complete StoriesKafka, FranzFiction1971EnglishIstanbul
The Penal ColonyKafka, FranzFiction, Short Stories1919EnglishUK
The TrialKafka, Franz Fiction1925EnglishUSA
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestKasey, KenFiction1962EnglishUSA
I Will Greet the Sun AgainKhabushani, KhashayarFiction2023EnglishUK
The Black Experience: An Anthology of American Literature for the 1970sKearns, FrancisAnthology1970EnglishUK
Orange HorsesKelly, MaeveFiction1990EnglishIstanbul
On the RoadKerouac, JackFiction1957EnglishUSA
Annie JohnKincaid, JamaicaFiction1985EnglishUK
Darkness At NoonKoestler, ArthurFiction, Historical Fiction1940EnglishIstanbul
Testaments BetrayedKundera, MilanFiction1993EnglishUSA
The Book of Laughter and ForgettingKundera, MilanFiction1978EnglishUSA
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingKundera, MilanFiction1984EnglishUSA
Creation Lake Kushner, RachelFiction2024EnglishUK
The IncendiariesKwon, R.O.Fiction2018EnglishIstanbul
CrudoLaing, OliviaFiction2018EnglishIstanbul
The Topeka SchoolLerner, BenFiction2019EnglishIstanbul
The IHOP PapersLiebegott, AliFiction2006EnglishUSA
The Most Fun We Ever HadLombardo, ClareFiction2019EnglishIstanbul
Brave New GirlLuna, Louisa Fiction2001EnglishUSA
Her Body and Other PartiesMachado, Carmen MariaFiction2017EnglishIstanbul
Wittgenstein’s Mistress Markson, David Fiction1988EnglishUSA
One Hundred Years of SolitudeMarquez, Gabriel GarciaFiction1967EnglishIstanbul
An Object of BeautyMartin, SteveFiction2010EnglishUSA
ShopgirlMartin, SteveFiction2000EnglishUSA
Disappearing ActsMcMillan, TerryFiction1989EnglishUSA
The Emperor’s ChildrenMessud, ClaireFiction2006EnglishUSA
The Woman UpstairsMessud, ClaireFiction2013EnglishUSA
PresenceMiller, ArthurShort Stories2007EnglishUSA
A Children’s BibleMillet, LydiaFiction2020EnglishUK
BelovedMorrison, ToniFiction,  Black American Literature1987EnglishUSA
Song of SolomonMorrison, ToniFiction,  Black American Literature1977EnglishUSA
Sula Morrison, ToniFiction,  Black American Literature1973EnglishIstanbul
The Bluest EyeMorrison, ToniFiction,  Black American Literature1970EnglishIstanbul
My Year of Rest and RelaxationMoshfegh, OttessaFiction2018EnglishIstanbul
Dear LifeMunro, AliceFiction2012EnglishIstanbul
Open SecretsMunro, AliceFiction1994EnglishUSA
The Moons of JupiterMunro, AliceFiction1982EnglishUSA
Men Without WomenMurakami, HarukiFiction2014EnglishIstanbul
A Fairly Honourable DefeatMurdoch, IrisFiction, Philosophy1970EnglishUSA
Henry and CatoMurdoch, IrisFiction, Philosophy1976EnglishUK
The Red and the GreenMurdoch, IrisFiction, Philosophy1965EnglishUSA
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine Murdoch, IrisFiction, Philosophy1974EnglishUSA
Under the NetMurdoch, IrisFiction, Philosophy1954EnglishUSA
Skippy DiesMurray, PaulFiction2010EnglishIstanbul 
ExileNelson, BlakeNovel1997EnglishUSA
A Good Man Is Hard to FindO’Connor, FlanneryFiction1953EnglishUK
Everything That Rises Must ConvergeO’Connor, FlanneryFiction1965EnglishUSA
The Complete Stories O’Connor, FlanneryFiction, Southern Gothic1971EnglishIstanbul
A Book of American MartyrsOates, Joyce CarolFiction2017EnglishIstanbul
1984Orwell, George Fiction1949EnglishUSA
Animal FarmOrwell, GeorgeFiction1945EnglishUSA
IstanbulPamuk, OrhanFiction, Turkish Literature2003EnglishIstanbul
The Museum of InnocencePamuk, OrhanFiction, Turkish Literature2008EnglishIstanbul
The Book of DisquietPessoa, FernandoFiction1983EnglishUSA
Detransition, Baby Peters, TorreyFiction, Queer Lit, Trans Lit2021EnglishIstanbul
Stag DancePeters, TorreyFiction, Queer Lit, Trans Lit2025EnglishUK
The Bell JarPlath, SlyviaFiction1963EnglishIstanbul
KnockemstiffPollock, Donald RayFiction2008EnglishUK
The Theory of Light and MatterPorter, Andrew Fiction2008EnglishUSA
Come & Get ItReid, Kiley Fiction2024EnglishUSA
Greta and ValdinReilly, Rebecca KFiction, New Zealand Literature, Queer Lit2021EnglishUSA
Even Cowgirls Get the BluesRobbins, TomNovel1976EnglishUSA
The VisitationRoberts, MichèleNovel1983EnglishUK
Beautiful World, Where Are YouRooney, SallyNovel, Irish Literature2021EnglishIstanbul
Conversations With FriendsRooney, SallyNovel, Irish Literature2017EnglishIstanbul
Mr SalaryRooney, SallyShort Story, Irish Literature2019EnglishIstanbul
Normal PeopleRooney, SallyNovel, Irish Literature2018EnglishIstanbul
IntermezzoRooney, SallyFiction, Irish Literature2024EnglishUK
American Pastoral Roth, PhilipNovel1997EnglishUSA
Portnoy’s ComplaintRoth, PhilipNovel1969EnglishIstanbul
You Know You Want ThisRoupenian, KristenShort Stories, Magical Realism2019EnglishIstanbul
A Woman Is No ManRum, Etaf Novel2019EnglishUSA
The Satanic VersesRushdie, SalmanNovel1988EnglishUSA
Vampires in the Lemon GroveRussell, KarenShort Stories, Magical Realism2013EnglishUSA
My Dark VanessaRussell, Kate ElizabethNovel2020EnglishIstanbul
Franny and ZoeySalinger, JD Short Story / Novella1961EnglishUSA
Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters and SeymourSalinger, JDShort Stories1955EnglishUSA
The Catcher in the RyeSalinger, JDNovel1951EnglishUSA
Lake SuccessShteyngart, GaryNovel2018EnglishIstanbul
Coffee Will Make You BlackSinclair, April African American Lit1994EnglishUSA
You Think It, I’ll Say ItSittenfeld, CurtisShort Stories2018EnglishIstanbul
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour BookstoreSloan, RobinFiction2012EnglishUSA
AutumnSmith, AliFiction2016EnglishUK
On BeautySmith, Zadie Fiction2005EnglishUSA
SorrowlandSolomon, RiversFiction, Science Fiction2021EnglishIstanbul
In AmericaSontag, SusanFiction1999EnglishIstanbul
CandySouthern, Terry (Maxwell Kenton) + Hoffenberg, MasonNovel1958EnglishUK
A Ship Made of PaperSpencer, ScottFiction2003EnglishUSA
3 LivesStein, GertrudeFiction1909EnglishUSA
Of Man and MenSteinbeck, John Fiction1937EnglishUSA
Tortilla FlatSteinbeck, John Fiction1935EnglishUSA
Young MungoStuart, DouglasFiction, Scottish Literature2022EnglishIstanbul
Three WomenTaddeo, LisaFiction2019EnglishUK
Pétrone Le SatiriconTailhade, Laurent (trans) /
Gaius PetroniusSatire1st century AD / 1923 / 1959FrenchUK
Everything Here Is the Best Thing EverTaylor, JustinFiction, Short Stories2010EnglishUSA
No Lease on LifeTillman, LynneFiction1998EnglishUK
Weird FucksTillman, LynneFiction1982EnglishIstanbul
The Books of JacobTokarczuk, OlgaFiction2014EnglishUK
Everything Ravaged, Everything BurnedTower, WellsFiction2009EnglishIstanbul
This Is Where I Leave YouTropper, JonathanFiction2009EnglishUSA
DamascusTsiolkas, Christos Historical Fiction2019EnglishUK
RejectionTulathimutte, TonyFiction, Short Stories2024EnglishUK
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnTwain, Mark Fiction1884/EnglishUSA
CouplesUpdike, JohnFiction1968EnglishIstanbul
Rabbit RunUpdike, JohnNovel1960EnglishIstanbul
The Third HotelVan Den Berg, LauraFiction2018EnglishUSA
CandideVoltaireNovella1759 / 1978EnglishUSA
Slaughterhouse-FiveVonnegut, KurtNovel1969 / 1971EnglishUK
The Color PurpleWalker, AliceFiction, Black American Lit1982EnglishUSA
The Nickel BoysWhitehead, ColsonFiction2019EnglishIstanbul
The Portrait of Dorian GrayWilde, Oscar Fiction1890EnglishUSA
The Model Millionaire Wilde, Oscar Fiction1887EnglishUSA
Jenny and the Jaws of LifeWillett, JincyNovel1987EnglishIstanbul
You Can’t Go Home AgainWolfe, ThomasNovel1934EnglishUSA
In the Garden of the North American MartyrsWolff, TobiasFiction1981EnglishIstanbul
Jacob’s RoomWoolf, Virginia Fiction1922EnglishUK
To the LighthouseWoolf, VirginiaFiction1927EnglishUSA
Native SonWright, RichardFiction, Black American Lit1940EnglishUSA
The Schopenhauer CureYalom, Irvin D. Fiction2005EnglishUSA
A Little LifeYanagihara, HanyaFiction, Queer Lit2015EnglishIstanbul
Sour HeartZhang, Jenny Fiction2017EnglishIstanbul