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Fiction (Mostly) of the Fifties - Page 3

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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Go (John Clellon Holmes)
Go
81
John Clellon Holmes
The Groves of Academe (Mary McCarthy)
The Groves of Academe
82
Mary McCarthy
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly
83
Mickey Spillane
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
84
Kingsley Amis
The Natural
The Natural
85
Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)
Player Piano
86
Kurt Vonnegut
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
87
Flannery O'Connor
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
88
A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
89
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest
90
Conrad Richter
The Dollmaker
The Dollmaker
91
The Hooded Hawk Mystery (Franklin W Dixon)
The Hooded Hawk Mystery
92
Franklin W Dixon
All About Dinosaurs (Roy Chapman Andrews)
All About Dinosaurs
93
Roy Chapman Andrews
Pictures From an Institution
Pictures From an Institution
94
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
Sweet Thursday
95
John Steinbeck
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame
96
Patrick Dennis
THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT (SLOAN WILSON)
THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT
97
SLOAN WILSON
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
98
Herman Wouk
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
99
Run Silent, Run Deep (Edward L. Beach)
Run Silent, Run Deep
100
Edward L. Beach
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick
101
John O'Hara
Bang the Drum Slowly (MARK HARRIS)
Bang the Drum Slowly
102
MARK HARRIS
The Floating Opera
The Floating Opera
103
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
104
James Baldwin
A Walk on the Wild Side
A Walk on the Wild Side
105
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
106
Edwin O'Connor
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
107
Fred Gipson
Peyton Place (New Hampshire)
Peyton Place (New Hampshire)
108
Quiet Days in Clichy (Henry Miller)
Quiet Days in Clichy
109
Henry Miller
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant
110
Bernard Malamud
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
111
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
112
James Agee
The Executioners (John D. MacDonald)
The Executioners
113
John D. MacDonald
Pnin (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pnin
114
Vladimir Nabokov
Some Came Running (James Jones)
Some Came Running
115
James Jones
Candy (Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg)
Candy
116
Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg
The End of the Road
The End of the Road
117
The Ugly American (William Lederer and Eugene Burdick)
The Ugly American
118
William Lederer and Eugene Burdick
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
119
Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent
120
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