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First Novels by Famous Authors

As the title says, these are the first published novels of some well known writers. Some of these books are world famous and made their authors' reputations; others are less well known (or downright obscure) works that give little indication of what was to come.
Note: the debate still rages over Hemingway's first novel. I've gone with "The Sun Also Rises" because most experts consider "Torrents of Spring" (which was published shortly before TSAR IN 1926) to be a novella, not a novel.
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Adam Bede (George Eliot)
Adam Bede (George Eliot)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
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Almayer's Folly (Joseph Conrad)
Almayer's Folly (Joseph Conrad)
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Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
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Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (Richard Fariña)
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
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Call After Midnight (Tess Gerritson)
Call After Midnight (Tess Gerritson)
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Call for the Dead (Lecarre)
Call for the Dead (Lecarre)
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie (Stephen King)
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Casino Royale
Casino Royale
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
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The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
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Cup of Gold (John Steinbeck)
Cup of Gold (John Steinbeck)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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The Dark Frontier (Eric Ambler)
The Dark Frontier (Eric Ambler)
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Digital Fortress
Digital Fortress
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Dr. Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Dr. Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
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Dream of Fair to Middling Women (Samuel Beckett)
Dream of Fair to Middling Women (Samuel Beckett)
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The Dream Room (Erich Maria Remarque)
The Dream Room (Erich Maria Remarque)
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A Drink Before the War (Dennis Lehane)
A Drink Before the War (Dennis Lehane)
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The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman
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The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
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Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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Geek Love Katherine Dunn
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
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Ghost Written (David Mitchell)
Ghost Written (David Mitchell)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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