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Literature in the 1940s - Page 2

A list of major works (novels, plays, poetry) from different countries in the world published in the 1940's.
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The Moving Finger (Agatha Christie)
The Moving Finger
41
Agatha Christie
The Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus
42
Albert Camus
Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady
43
Irish
La Reine Morte (Henry De Montherlant)
La Reine Morte
44
Henry De Montherlant
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
45
C.S. Lewis
The Seventh Cross (Anna Seghers)
The Seventh Cross
46
Anna Seghers
The Silence of the Sea (Vercors)
The Silence of the Sea
47
Vercors
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
48
Albert Camus
Until That Day (Kathrine Kressmann Taylor)
Until That Day
49
Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
The Voice of Things (Francis Ponge)
The Voice of Things
50
Francis Ponge
Winter's Tales (Isak Dinesen)
Winter's Tales
51
Isak Dinesen
World's End (Upton Sinclair)
World's End
52
Upton Sinclair
Ashes, Ashes (René Barjavel)
Ashes, Ashes
53
René Barjavel
Being and Nothingness (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Being and Nothingness
54
Jean-Paul Sartre
Dark Avenues (Ivan Bunin)
Dark Avenues
55
Ivan Bunin
The Flies (Jean-Paul Sartre)
The Flies
56
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
57
Ayn Rand
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
58
Hermann Hesse
Huis Clos (John Paul Sartre)
Huis Clos
59
John Paul Sartre
Hungry Hill (Daphne Du Maurier)
Hungry Hill
60
Daphne Du Maurier
I Remember My Grandpa (Truman Capote)
I Remember My Grandpa
61
Truman Capote
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
62
Raymond Chandler
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
63
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Man Who Walked Through Walls (Marcel Aymé)
The Man Who Walked Through Walls
64
Marcel Aymé
The Ministry of Fear (Graham Greene)
The Ministry of Fear
65
Graham Greene
Number One (John Dos Passos)
Number One
66
John Dos Passos
The Royal Game and Other Stories (Stefan Zweig)
The Royal Game and Other Stories
67
Stefan Zweig
She Came to Stay (Simone De Beauvoir)
She Came to Stay
68
Simone De Beauvoir
Summer Crossing (Truman Capote)
Summer Crossing
69
Truman Capote
The Wide Net and Other Stories (Eudora Welty)
The Wide Net and Other Stories
70
Eudora Welty
Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
Antigone
71
Jean Anouilh
Aurelien (Louis Aragon)
Aurelien
72
Louis Aragon
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth
73
Fictions (Jorge Luis Borges)
Fictions
74
Jorge Luis Borges
Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
75
Kathleen Winsor
Future Times Three (Barjavel)
Future Times Three
76
Barjavel
Gigi
Gigi
77
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
78
Tennessee Williams
Kaputt (Curzio Malaparte)
Kaputt
79
Curzio Malaparte
Our Lady of the Flowers
Our Lady of the Flowers
80
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