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Literature in the 1940s - Page 4

A list of major works (novels, plays, poetry) from different countries in the world published in the 1940's.
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Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
121
Thomas Mann
The Ethics of Ambiguity (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Ethics of Ambiguity
122
Simone De Beauvoir
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style
123
Raymond Queneau
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
124
Primo Levi
The Maids (Jean Genet)
The Maids
125
Jean Genet
The Path to the Nest of Spiders (Italo Calvino)
The Path to the Nest of Spiders
126
Italo Calvino
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
127
John Steinbeck
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
128
Albert Camus
Un Roi Sans Divertissement (Jean Giono)
Un Roi Sans Divertissement
129
Jean Giono
The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
The Slaves of Solitude
130
Patrick Hamilton
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
131
Tennessee Williams
The Wayward Bus (John Steinbeck)
The Wayward Bus
132
John Steinbeck
What Is Literature? (Jean-Paul Sartre)
What Is Literature?
133
Jean-Paul Sartre
Dirty Hands, the Flies, the Respectful Prostitute (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Dirty Hands, the Flies, the Respectful Prostitute
134
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
135
Graham Greene
House of Liars (Elsa Morante)
House of Liars
136
Elsa Morante
Kinfolk (Pearl S. Buck)
Kinfolk
137
Pearl S. Buck
The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
138
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
139
Truman Capote
Pedigree (Georges Simenon)
Pedigree
140
Georges Simenon
Peony (Pearl Buck)
Peony
141
Pearl Buck
Le Roi Pêcheur (Julien Gracq)
Le Roi Pêcheur
142
Julien Gracq
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
143
Yasunari Kawabata
Summer and Smoke (Tennessee Williams)
Summer and Smoke
144
Tennessee Williams
Taken at the Flood (Agatha Christie)
Taken at the Flood
145
Agatha Christie
Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
146
James A. Michener
Viper in the Fist (Hervé Bazin)
Viper in the Fist
147
Hervé Bazin
The Wisdow of the Sands (Saint-Exupéry)
The Wisdow of the Sands
148
Saint-Exupéry
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
149
George Orwell
L'agnese Va a Morire (Renata Viganò)
L'agnese Va a Morire
150
Renata Viganò
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
151
Jorge Luis Borges
The Beautiful Summer (Cesare Pavese)
The Beautiful Summer
152
Cesare Pavese
The Cocktail Party
The Cocktail Party
153
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
154
Yukio Mishima
Coup De Grâce (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Coup De Grâce
155
Marguerite Yourcenar
Crooked House (Agatha Christie)
Crooked House
156
Agatha Christie
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
157
Arthur Miller
L'europe Buissonnière (Antoine Blondin)
L'europe Buissonnière
158
Antoine Blondin
The Golden Apples (Eudora Welty)
The Golden Apples
159
Eudora Welty
The Grand Design (John Dos Passos)
The Grand Design
160
John Dos Passos
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