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This is a complete list of literary and general fiction works by all authors which I have classified as GEMs. The list includes links for several associated items which may be available online for each book: (a) Wikipedia page, (b) e-book, and (c) audiobook.  There is also a column called “More info” with links to optional posts on each book.

The stories in this section fall into the broad category of ‘literature’, which signifies a greater focus on prose quality, human relations and artistic merit rather than on pure entertainment.  Of course, the best stories combine both artistic and entertainment value, and I have tried to select fiction works which meet both criteria.

Note that the list is sortable by each column. (Multiple levels of sorting are possible by sorting more than one column in succession, from lowest to highest.)  You can also do an instant filtering of the table by entering a character string in the ‘Search’ field.

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