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VPL - Philosophical Fiction

Philosophical fiction refers to novels or other literary works that inspire thoughtful reflections on such topics as the human condition, the meaning of life, and any other big-picture inquiry that would ordinarily fall within the domain of philosophy. Get started with these titles carefully selected by the reading specialists at Vancouver Public Library. If you would like a personalized reading list, please use the Books Just For You service at https://www.vpl.ca/readnext.

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19 items

  • Sophie's World

    a Novel About the History of Philosophy

    Gaarder, Jostein, 1952-
    WESTERN PHILOSOPHIC TRADITION
    Book, 1994New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. — FIC

  • Exhalation

    Chiang, Ted
    SHORT STORIES, SCIENCE FICTION
    Book, 2019New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. — FIC SF

  • Fifteen Dogs

    An Apologue

    Alexis, André, 1957-
    CANADIAN FICTION, PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
    Book, 2015Toronto : Coach House Books, [2015] — FIC

  • Infinite Jest

    a Novel

    Wallace, David Foster
    POSTMODERNISM
    Book, 1996Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Company, c1996. — FIC

  • The Name of the Rose

    Eco, Umberto
    HISTORICAL MYSTERY, SEMIOTICS
    Book, 1994San Diego : Harcourt Brace, 1994. — 853 E19n1

  • The Cave

    Saramago, José
    PLATONISM
    Book, 2002New York : Harcourt, Inc., c2002. — FIC

  • Upstate

    Wood, James, 1965-
    DOMESTIC FICTION, MEANING OF LIFE
    Book, 2018New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018. — FIC

  • Anathem

    Stephenson, Neal
    SCIENCE FICTION, METAPHYSICS
    Book, 2008New York, NY : William Morrow, c2008. — FIC SF

  • Gilead

    Robinson, Marilynne
    HISTORICAL FICTION, DEATHBED REFLECTIONS
    Book, 2004Toronto : HarperCollins, 2004. — FIC

  • Swann's Way

    Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
    MODERNISM, INVOLUNTARY MEMORY
    Book, 1992London : Chatto & Windus, 1992. — 843 P96d2

  • Atlas Shrugged

    Rand, Ayn
    OBJECTIVISM, LIBERTARIANISM
    Book, 1992New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Dutton, [1992] — 823 R18at

  • En Attendant Godot

    Waiting for Godot : Tragicomedy in 2 Acts

    Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
    ABSURDISM, DRAMA
    Book, 1982New York : Grove Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c1982 — 822 B396w8