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Literature in the 1940s

A list of major works (novels, plays, poetry) from different countries in the world published in the 1940's.
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Anthology of Black Humor (André Breton)
Anthology of Black Humor
1
André Breton
The Big Sea
The Big Sea
2
The Bride Wore Black (William Irish)
The Bride Wore Black
3
William Irish
The Don Flows Home to the Sea (Mikhail Sholokhov)
The Don Flows Home to the Sea
4
Mikhail Sholokhov
Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
5
Raymond Chandler
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway, Ernest)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6
Hemingway, Ernest
The Hamlet (William Faulkner)
The Hamlet
7
William Faulkner
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
8
Carson McCullers
Mr Skeffington (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
Mr Skeffington
9
Elizabeth Von Arnim
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
10
Richard Wright
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Agatha Christie)
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
11
Agatha Christie
Other Gods (Pearl S.Buck)
Other Gods
12
Pearl S.Buck
An Outline of Psychoanalysis (Sigmund Freud)
An Outline of Psychoanalysis
13
Sigmund Freud
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
14
Graham Greene
Roger Fry: A Biography (Virginia Woolf)
Roger Fry: A Biography
15
Virginia Woolf
Sad Cypress (Agatha Christie)
Sad Cypress
16
Agatha Christie
The Seed (Tarjei Vesaas)
The Seed
17
Tarjei Vesaas
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
18
Dino Buzzati
Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid (Virginia Woolf)
Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid
19
Virginia Woolf
Between the Acts (Virginia Woolf)
Between the Acts
20
Virginia Woolf
The Colossus of Maroussi (Henry Miller)
The Colossus of Maroussi
21
Henry Miller
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories (Eudora Welty)
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories
22
Eudora Welty
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
23
Arthur Koestler
Evil Under the Sun (Agatha Christie)
Evil Under the Sun
24
Agatha Christie
Frenchman's Creek (Daphne Du Maurier)
Frenchman's Creek
25
Daphne Du Maurier
The Garden of Forking Paths (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Garden of Forking Paths
26
Jorge Luis Borges
Go Down, Moses (Faulkner, William)
Go Down, Moses
27
Faulkner, William
Hangover Square (Patrick Hamilton)
Hangover Square
28
Patrick Hamilton
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
29
F. Scott Fitzgerald
N or M? (Agatha Christie)
N or M?
30
Agatha Christie
Reflections in a Golden Eye (Carson McCullers)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
31
Carson McCullers
The Robber Bridegroom (Eudora Welty)
The Robber Bridegroom
32
Eudora Welty
Thomas the Obscure (Maurice Blanchot)
Thomas the Obscure
33
Maurice Blanchot
The Body in the Library (Agatha Christie)
The Body in the Library
34
Agatha Christie
Dragon Seed (Pearl S. Buck)
Dragon Seed
35
Pearl S. Buck
Dragon's Teeth (Upton Sinclair)
Dragon's Teeth
36
Upton Sinclair
Five Little Pigs (Agatha Christie)
Five Little Pigs
37
Agatha Christie
Flight to Arras (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
Flight to Arras
38
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
39
The Moon Is Down (John Steinbeck)
The Moon Is Down
40
John Steinbeck
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