Authors - First Glimpses, Second Chances

A list composed of two books per author: the first being the only work I've read by them thus far, the second being the one of theirs that I plan on reading next. Simple, no?

Edit: Apparently folks are calling this a meme? Like? Y'all okay? This is like that article that called 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' a "franchise". Glad to know pre-capitalism works of art have been reduced these days to only being worth something if they can turn a profit.

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Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)

Pitch Dark

1

Renata Adler

Speedboat (Renata Adler)

Speedboat

2

Renata Adler

Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)

Let the Right One In

3

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Handling the Undead (John Ajvide Linqvist)

Handling the Undead

4

John Ajvide Linqvist

The Girl Who Fell to Earth (Sophia Al-Maria)

The Girl Who Fell to Earth

5

Sophia Al-Maria

Sad Sack: Collected Writing (Sophia Al-Maria)

Sad Sack: Collected Writing

6

Sophia Al-Maria

An Unnecessary Woman (Rabih Alameddine)

An Unnecessary Woman

7

Rabih Alameddine

The Hakawati (Rabih Alameddine)

The Hakawati

8

Rabih Alameddine

Nampally Road (Meena Alexander)

Nampally Road

9

Meena Alexander

Fault Lines (Meena Alexander)

Fault Lines

10

Meena Alexander

Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)

Bastard Out of Carolina

11

Dorothy Allison

The Women Who Hate Me: Poetry, 1980-1990 (Dorothy Allison)

The Women Who Hate Me: Poetry, 1980-1990

12

Dorothy Allison

Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)

Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

13

Jorge Amado

Tent of Miracles (Jorge Amado)

Tent of Miracles

14

Jorge Amado

The Woman From Tantoura (Radwa Ashour)

The Woman From Tantoura

15

Radwa Ashour

Blue Lorries (Radwa Ashour)

Blue Lorries

16

Radwa Ashour

Mr. Vertigo (Paul Auster)

Mr. Vertigo

17

Paul Auster

The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)

The Book of Illusions

18

Paul Auster

The Land of Little Rain (Mary Austin)

The Land of Little Rain

19

Mary Austin

Earth Horizon (Mary Hunter Austin)

Earth Horizon

20

Mary Hunter Austin

The Book of Evidence (John Banville)

The Book of Evidence

21

John Banville

The Sea (John Banville)

The Sea

22

John Banville

Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)

Nightwood

23

Djuna Barnes

The Selected Works of Djuna Barnes (Djuna Barnes)

The Selected Works of Djuna Barnes

24

Djuna Barnes

Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)

Arthur and George

25

Julian Barnes

A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (Julian Barnes)

A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters

26

Julian Barnes

The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)

The Last Unicorn

27

Peter S. Beagle

We Never Talk About My Brother (Peter S. Beagle)

We Never Talk About My Brother

28

Peter S. Beagle

Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)

Waiting for Godot

29

Samuel Beckett

Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable (Samuel Beckett)

Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable

30

Samuel Beckett

The Sand Child (Tahar Ben Jelloun)

The Sand Child

31

Tahar Ben Jelloun

The Sacred Night (Tahar Ben Jelloun)

The Sacred Night

32

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Three Day Road (Joseph Boyden)

Three Day Road

33

Joseph Boyden

Through Black Spruce (Joseph Boyden)

Through Black Spruce

34

Joseph Boyden

Year Before Last (Kay Boyle)

Year Before Last

35

Kay Boyle

The Crazy Hunter (Kay Boyle)

The Crazy Hunter

36

Kay Boyle

Textermination (Christine Brooke-Rose)

Textermination

37

Christine Brooke-Rose

Xorandor (Christine Brooke-Rose)

Xorandor

38

Christine Brooke-Rose

Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)

Hyperbole and a Half

39

Allie Brosh

Solutions and Other Problems (Allie Brosh)

Solutions and Other Problems

40

Allie Brosh

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