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Fiction (Mostly) of the Fifties

Notable fiction of the fifties, as international as I could make it, with a smattering of significant nonfiction books of the period as well.
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Across the River and Into the Trees
Across the River and Into the Trees
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Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse (Francoise Sagan)
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The Man With the Golden Arm
The Man With the Golden Arm
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Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
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The Return of the King
The Return of the King
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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Howl
Howl
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
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The Crucible
The Crucible
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Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
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The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man
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Black Boy
Black Boy
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The Mandarins
The Mandarins
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Arthur (King) (The Once and Future King)
Arthur (King) (The Once and Future King)
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
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The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
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Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
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Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
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The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall (Albert Camus)
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Foundation (Asimov)
Foundation (Asimov)
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
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Cross Creek (Marjorie Kinnon Rawlings)
Cross Creek (Marjorie Kinnon Rawlings)
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
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The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum
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Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
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Exodus
Exodus
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The Glass Family (Franny and Zooey) (J. D. Salinger)
The Glass Family (Franny and Zooey) (J. D. Salinger)
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Sirens of Titan
Sirens of Titan
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The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
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The Bell
The Bell
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The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
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