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Famous Books by Reclusive Authors

Recently, a number of writers and book fans came out in defence of Italian novelist Elena Ferrante when one reporter alleged to have uncovered her secret identity. As Caroline Stanley of Flavorwire puts it, "[I]n an age where widespread self-promotion (and in many cases, oversharing) is just 140 characters away, the idea of a reclusive author seems both counter-intuitive and strangely romantic."
So here's a list of famous books by authors who have tried to avoid fame at all costs.
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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Nine Stories
Nine Stories
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Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
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Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (J.D. Salinger)
Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (J.D. Salinger)
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My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
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The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
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The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
9
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
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V.
V.
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The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49
13
Mason and Dixon
Mason and Dixon
14
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
15
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
16
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
17
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
18
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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Light in August
Light in August
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
21
Go Down, Moses
Go Down, Moses
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A Fable
A Fable
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Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
24
Endgame
Endgame
25
Molloy
Molloy
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Malone Dies
Malone Dies
27
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
28
In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 1: Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 1: Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
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In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 2 (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 2 (Marcel Proust)
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In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 3: The Guermantes Way (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 3: The Guermantes Way (Marcel Proust)
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In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 4: Sodom & Gomorrah (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 4: Sodom & Gomorrah (Marcel Proust)
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In Search of Lost Time, Vols. 5 & 6 (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time, Vols. 5 & 6 (Marcel Proust)
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In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 7 (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 7 (Marcel Proust)
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Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian
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All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
36
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
37
Child of God
Child of God
38
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
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