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Lithub.com's 50 Greatest Coming-Of-Age Novels

A coming-of-age story is a genre of literature that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. - Wikipedia
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We the Animals (Justin Torres)
We the Animals
1
Justin Torres
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
2
André Aciman
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
3
Jeffrey Eugenides
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
4
Katherine Dunn
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
5
David Mitchell
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
6
Marguerite Duras
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
7
Anne Carson
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
8
Shirley Jackson
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
9
Harper Lee
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
10
Jeanette Winterson
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
11
J.D. Salinger
Sag Harbour (Colson Whitehead)
Sag Harbour
12
Colson Whitehead
My Education (Susan Choi)
My Education
13
Susan Choi
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
14
Betty Smith
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
15
David Foster Wallace
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
16
James Baldwin
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
17
Dorothy Allison
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
18
Sylvia Plath
The Last Illusion (Porochista Khakpour)
The Last Illusion
19
Porochista Khakpour
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
20
Charlotte Brontë
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
21
Ocean Vuong
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
22
Sandra Cisneros
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
23
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sweet Days of Discipline (Fleur Jaeggy)
Sweet Days of Discipline
24
Fleur Jaeggy
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
25
Charles Dickens
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
26
Julia Alvarez
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
27
Mark Twain
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
28
Ralph Ellison
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
29
Saul Bellow
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
30
Zora Neale Hurston
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
31
Philip Roth
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
32
Italo Calvino
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
33
Toni Morrison
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
34
Cormac McCarthy
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
35
John Knowles
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
36
Edwidge Danticat
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
37
Fran Ross
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
38
James Joyce
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
39
Helen Dewitt
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
40
Elena Ferrante
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