A man with intellectual disability undergoes an experimental medical procedure intended to raise his intelligence, and the narrative records the aftermath through dated personal entries.

Maurice follows a young man’s emotional and sexual development from school into adulthood in early 20th‑century England.

A multi-generational saga centered on a single family and the town they founded, tracking births, deaths, loves, and obsessions across decades.

Set in the mid-20th century American South, the novel follows Ursa Corregidora, a blues singer recovering from a physical accident while carrying a family's intergenerational wounds.

An aging, small-time Boston criminal and informant navigates deals, betrayals, and legal pressure within the city's Irish-American underworld. The novel focuses on his day-to-day interactions, the negotiations between criminals and law enforcement, and the consequences of compromised loyalties.

A first-person account by a British journalist in 1950s Vietnam focuses on his entanglement with an earnest young American and a Vietnamese woman, set against the collapse of French colonial rule and the rise of early U.S. involvement.

An American living in Paris confronts his feelings for another man while his fiancée is away, forcing him to face desire, social expectations, and his own self-image.

Set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the novel stages the prolonged siege of a fictional Indian town and follows the British residents who must endure shortages, disease risk, and the breakdown of familiar authority.

Set in a farming community, the novel follows how the arrival or actions of a persuasive auctioneer alters local social bonds and everyday life. The central pressure comes from interpersonal influence, suspicion, and the erosion of trust among neighbors.