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Fiction (Mostly) of the Fifties - Page 2

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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On the Beach
On the Beach
41
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
42
Raymond Chandler
Raisin in the Sun
Raisin in the Sun
43
The Story of My Experiments With Truth (Mohandas K. Gandhi)
The Story of My Experiments With Truth
44
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
45
James Baldwin
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
46
Herman Wouk
Mr. Roberts (Thomas Heggen)
Mr. Roberts
47
Thomas Heggen
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
48
Josephine Tey
The Leopard (1957)
The Leopard
49
1957
Naked Lunch (By William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch (By William S. Burroughs)
50
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
51
Arthur C. Clarke
Inherit the Wind (Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee)
Inherit the Wind
52
Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
Our Man in Havana (Graham Greene)
Our Man in Havana
53
Graham Greene
Foundation and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Empire
54
Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Second Foundation
55
Isaac Asimov
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
56
Jack Kerouac
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
57
Graham Greene
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (Jean Kerr)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
58
Jean Kerr
Kids Say the Darndest Things (Art Linkletter)
Kids Say the Darndest Things
59
Art Linkletter
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Heinrich Böll)
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
60
Heinrich Böll
The Visit
The Visit
61
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces
62
A Child's Christmas in Wales (Dylan Thomas)
A Child's Christmas in Wales
63
Dylan Thomas
Under Milkwood (Dylan Thomas)
Under Milkwood
64
Dylan Thomas
Adventures in the Skin Trade (Dylan Thomas)
Adventures in the Skin Trade
65
Dylan Thomas
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
66
Alfred Bester
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day
67
Saul Bellow
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
68
Patricia Highsmith
Double, Double (Ellery Queen)
Double, Double
69
Ellery Queen
The Secret of the Lost Tunnel (Franklin W Dixon)
The Secret of the Lost Tunnel
70
Franklin W Dixon
The Town
The Town
71
The Town
The Town
72
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories
73
Carson McCullers
The Clue of the Black Keys
The Clue of the Black Keys
74
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
75
James Jones
The Grass Harp (Truman Capote)
The Grass Harp
76
Truman Capote
Lie Down in Darkness (William Styron)
Lie Down in Darkness
77
William Styron
Requiem for a Nun
Requiem for a Nun
78
Spartacus – Howard Fast
Spartacus – Howard Fast
79
The Teahouse of the August Moon by John Patrick
The Teahouse of the August Moon by John Patrick
80
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