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Books That Shaped the 1950s

Leaving behind the war-torn 1940s, here's to the 1950s – a decade defined by Cold War panic, the breakdown of colonialism, civil rights, hope, economic boom, TV... and an awful lot of great literature.
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The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
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Doris Lessing
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
2
J.D. Salinger
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
3
Ernest Hemingway
The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith)
The Price of Salt
4
Patricia Highsmith
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
5
Ralph Ellison
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
6
Mary Norton
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
7
James Baldwin
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
8
Ray Bradbury
Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
9
Francoise Sagan
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
11
Dodie Smith
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
12
Ayn Rand
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
13
Dr. Seuss
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
14
Jack Kerouac
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
15
Chinua Achebe
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
16
Boris Pasternak
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
17
Truman Capote
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
18
Shirley Jackson
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
19
Iris Murdoch
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
20
William S. Burroughs
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