Any book in which language is beautifully crafted; expressively, almost poetically; yet it's still fiction?

Question

I enjoy reading stories which are rich in colour and expression. Flowing nature of language.

Answer 1

Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton

"Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or a valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much." — Cry, The Beloved Country, Chapter 12.


The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough

Long Ago, there was a bird to sing just once in its life. From the moment it left its nest, it searched for a thorn tree and it never rested until it found one.

Then it began to sing more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. And singing, it impaled its breast on the longest, sharpest thorn.

But as it was dying, it rose above its own agony to out-sing the lark and the nightingale.

The thornbird pays its life for that one song and the whole world stills to listen and God, in His heaven~smiles. As its best was bought only at the cost of great pain. Driven to the thorn, with no knowledge of the dying to come.

But when we press the thorn to our breast,

We know........

We understand.....

And still......we do it.

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Answer 2

I highly recomend Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. The language is fantastic. The story is the best I ever read and there is a whole series of them. They are usually found in the section for historical romance but they are far above your typical historical romance. The series is as follows:
Outlander
Dragonfly in Amber
Voyager
Drums of Autumn
The Fiery Cross
A Breath of Snow and Ashes

There is a cast of thousands and the most complex story line I've ever seen. They are great.

Answer 3

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Love in the Time of Cholera
100 Years of Solitude
These books are beautifully written.

Answer 4

Islands In The Stream by Hemingway.
I'm not a huge Hemingway fan (forced to read him in school too much), but this particular novel is really beautiful.

Answer 5

Isabelle Allende "Eva Luna"

Answer 6

Try Indian authors' works.
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
The Guide - R.K.Narayan (his other books are good too)

Answer 7

All Shakespeare's stuff. Particularly his later works.

Answer 8

'The Alchemist', 'Eleven Minutes' and all works by Paulo Coelho. ^.^

Then there's 'The Little Prince'.

Answer 9

i STRONGLY advise u 2 read Stephen King novels, and i promise, you won't be disappointed.
Happy Reading!

Answer 10

paulo coelho's books.... deep lines, promise =)