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First Novels by Famous Authors - Page 3

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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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
81
Jeanette Winterson
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Other Voices, Other Rooms
82
Paths of Glory (Humphrey Cobb)
Paths of Glory
83
Humphrey Cobb
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
84
Marjane Satrapi
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
85
Charles Dickens
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
86
Oscar Wilde
Plan B
Plan B
87
Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)
Player Piano
88
Kurt Vonnegut
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
89
James Joyce
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
90
James M. Cain
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
91
Patricia Cornwell
Practical Demonkeeping (Christopher Moore)
Practical Demonkeeping
92
Christopher Moore
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
93
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
94
Richard Yates
The Road Through the Wall (Shirley Jackson)
The Road Through the Wall
95
Shirley Jackson
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
96
Daniel Defoe
Rules of Prey
Rules of Prey
97
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
98
Alan Sillitoe
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
99
Donna Tartt
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
100
Jane Austen
Soldiers' Pay
Soldiers' Pay
101
Song of Kali
Song of Kali
102
Song of Kali (Simmons)
Song of Kali
103
Simmons
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
104
Renata Adler
A Study in Scarlet (Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
105
Doyle
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
106
Chinua Achebe
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
This Immortal (A.K.A. ...And Call Me Conrad)
107
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
108
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
109
H.G. Wells
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
110
John Grisham
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
111
Audrey Niffenegger
The Tin Drum (Gunter Grass)
The Tin Drum
112
Gunter Grass
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
113
Harper Lee
The Train Was on Time (Bõll)
The Train Was on Time
114
Bõll
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
115
Irvine Welsh
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
116
Stephenie Meyer
V (Thomas Pynchon)
V
117
Thomas Pynchon
The Valley of Decision (Edith Wharton)
The Valley of Decision
118
Edith Wharton
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
119
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
120
Iain Banks
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