Does anyone know of any business oriented, but novel/fictional books with interesting characters? Not looking for self-help, more of actual literature with business themes/plots.

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American Psycho

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Red Notice - reads like a novel and an excellently written book with an incredible plot

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Bonfire of the vanities

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Atlas Shrugged

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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

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Young man's guide to late capitalism is very good. American psycho is actually terrible to read because half of it is fluff with Bateman describing yuppie consumer goods which makes for boring reading

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