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Literature in the 1950s

A list of major works (novels, plays, poetry) from different countries in the world published in the 1950's.
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L'abbé C (Georges Bataille)
L'abbé C
1
Georges Bataille
Across the River and Into the Trees (Ernest Hemingway)
Across the River and Into the Trees
2
Ernest Hemingway
The Bald Soprano (Eugene Ionesco)
The Bald Soprano
3
Eugene Ionesco
Burning Bright (John Steinbeck)
Burning Bright
4
John Steinbeck
The Blue Hussar (Roger Nimier)
The Blue Hussar
5
Roger Nimier
Collected Stories of William Faulkner (William Faulkner)
Collected Stories of William Faulkner
6
William Faulkner
Complete Poems (Carl Sandburg)
Complete Poems
7
Carl Sandburg
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
8
Doris Lessing
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
9
Isaac Asimov
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
10
C.S. Lewis
The Moon and the Bonfires (Cesare Pavese)
The Moon and the Bonfires
11
Cesare Pavese
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
12
Agatha Christie
Peanuts (Charles M Schulz)
Peanuts
13
Charles M Schulz
The Red Grass (Boris Vian)
The Red Grass
14
Boris Vian
Return to Paradise (James A. Michener)
Return to Paradise
15
James A. Michener
The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (Tennessee Williams)
The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone
16
Tennessee Williams
The Sea Wall (Marguerite Duras)
The Sea Wall
17
Marguerite Duras
Some Tame Gazelle (Barbara Pym)
Some Tame Gazelle
18
Barbara Pym
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
19
Patricia Highsmith
Thirst for Love (Yukio Mishima)
Thirst for Love
20
Yukio Mishima
Where Nests the Water Hen (Gabrielle Roy)
Where Nests the Water Hen
21
Gabrielle Roy
Wild Conquest (Peter Abrahams)
Wild Conquest
22
Peter Abrahams
Annapurna (Maurice Herzog)
Annapurna
23
Maurice Herzog
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
24
Carson McCullers
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
25
J.D. Salinger
The Devil and the Good Lord (Jean-Paul Sartre)
The Devil and the Good Lord
26
Jean-Paul Sartre
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (Dylan Thomas)
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
27
Dylan Thomas
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
28
Graham Greene
God's Men (Pearl S. Buck)
God's Men
29
Pearl S. Buck
The Horseman on the Roof (Jean Giono)
The Horseman on the Roof
30
Jean Giono
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick)
Memoirs of Hadrian
31
Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
32
Samuel Beckett
The Morning Watch (James Agee)
The Morning Watch
33
James Agee
The Opposing Shore (Julien Gracq)
The Opposing Shore
34
Julien Gracq
The Rebel (Albert Camus)
The Rebel
35
Albert Camus
Requiem for a Nun (William Faulkner)
Requiem for a Nun
36
William Faulkner
The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin (Tennessee Williams)
The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin
37
Tennessee Williams
The Rose Tattoo (Tennessee Williams)
The Rose Tattoo
38
Tennessee Williams
They Came to Bagdad (Agatha Christie)
They Came to Bagdad
39
Agatha Christie
World So Wide (Sinclair Lewis)
World So Wide
40
Sinclair Lewis
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