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117 Works by Under-30 Writers

From Anne Frank (age 15) to Stephen Chbosky (29), here are books, short stories, plays, and poems completed, published (except for Diary of a Young Girl) or performed before the author turned 30
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
1
Anne Frank
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
2
Françoise Sagan
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
3
S.E. Hinton
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
4
Christopher Paolini
The DUFF Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Kody Keplinger)
The DUFF Designated Ugly Fat Friend
5
Kody Keplinger
A Taste of Honey (Shelagh Delaney)
A Taste of Honey
6
Shelagh Delaney
Poems on Various Subjects, Religion and Moral (Phillis Wheatley)
Poems on Various Subjects, Religion and Moral
7
Phillis Wheatley
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
8
Matthew Lewis
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
9
Mary Shelley
Poems, Chiefly Lyrical (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Poems, Chiefly Lyrical
10
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Less Than Zero (1985) - Bret Easton Ellis
Less Than Zero (1985) - Bret Easton Ellis
11
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (Stephen Crane)
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
12
Stephen Crane
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
13
Miles Franklin
The Rivals (Richard Brinsley Sheridan)
The Rivals
14
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Thanatopsis (William Cullen Bryant)
Thanatopsis
15
William Cullen Bryant
The Rules of Attraction (Brett Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction
16
Brett Easton Ellis
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
17
Veronica Roth
Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
18
Veronica Roth
Tamburlaine (Christopher Marlowe)
Tamburlaine
19
Christopher Marlowe
Ode to a Nightingale (John Keats)
Ode to a Nightingale
20
John Keats
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
21
Stephen Crane
Rashomon (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon
22
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
23
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
24
Carson McCullers
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
25
Truman Capote
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
26
Veronica Roth
The Rape of the Lock and Other Major Writings (Alexander Pope)
The Rape of the Lock and Other Major Writings
27
Alexander Pope
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Coleridge, Samuel Taylor)
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
28
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
29
Charles Dickens
La Dame Aux Camélias (Alexandre Dumas, Fils)
La Dame Aux Camélias
30
Alexandre Dumas, Fils
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
31
Evelyn Waugh
Reflections in a Golden Eye (Carson McCullers)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
32
Carson McCullers
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
33
Zadie Smith
The School for Scandal (Richard Brinsley Sheridan)
The School for Scandal
34
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Boris Godunov (Alexander Pushkin)
Boris Godunov
35
Alexander Pushkin
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
36
Rebecca West
The Beautiful and the Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and the Damned
37
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
38
Norman Mailer
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
39
Jeanette Winterson
Everything Is Illuminated (Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
40
Safran Foer
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