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20 Books That Defined the 1960s

The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and culturally significant decades of the 20th century. So, in the spirit of free love, revolution, one very bad war, feminism and more, here are some books to relive it.
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The L-Shaped Room (Lynne Reid Banks)
The L-Shaped Room
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Lynne Reid Banks
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D. H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
3
D. H. Lawrence
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
4
Henry Miller
A House for Mr Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr Biswas
5
V.S. Naipaul
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
6
Muriel Spark
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
7
Doris Lessing
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
8
Anthony Burgess
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
9
Betty Friedan
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
10
Sylvia Plath
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
11
Roald Dahl
The Millstone (Margaret Drabble)
The Millstone
12
Margaret Drabble
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
13
Christopher Isherwood
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
14
Malcolm X
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
15
Saul Bellow
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
16
Truman Capote
Couples (John Updike)
Couples
17
John Updike
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
18
Philip Roth
Slaughterhouse 5 (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse 5
19
Kurt Vonnegut
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
20
Maya Angelou
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