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First Novels by Famous Authors - Page 2

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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The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
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The Historian
The Historian
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
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I, the Jury
I, the Jury
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In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods (Tana French)
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Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
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Julia (Peter Straub)
Julia (Peter Straub)
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The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
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Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
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Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
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Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
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Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
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Madame Bovary (1856)
Madame Bovary (1856)
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The Man Within (Graham Greene)
The Man Within (Graham Greene)
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
75
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
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The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
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Night Soldiers
Night Soldiers
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The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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