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Markd9528's Literature Highlights 1940-1949 - Page 2

This list features the cream of 1940s literature worldwide. It is a blend of the most acclaimed and/or popular works from the following challenges:
--- "Literature in the 1940s", originally published by a 'private user' at the start of 2021.
--- "The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1940-1949", published by me in 2019.
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No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
41
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
42
Junichiro Tanizaki
The Human Comedy (William Saroyan)
The Human Comedy
43
William Saroyan
The Man Who Walked Through Walls (Marcel Aymé)
The Man Who Walked Through Walls
44
Marcel Aymé
The Ministry of Fear (Graham Greene)
The Ministry of Fear
45
Graham Greene
Chess (Stefan Zweig)
Chess
46
Stefan Zweig
She Came to Stay (Simone De Beauvoir)
She Came to Stay
47
Simone De Beauvoir
Summer Crossing (Truman Capote)
Summer Crossing
48
Truman Capote
Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
Antigone
49
Jean Anouilh
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
50
Betty Smith
Dangling Man (Saul Bellow)
Dangling Man
51
Saul Bellow
A Bell for Adano (John Hersey)
A Bell for Adano
52
John Hersey
The Leaning Tower and Other Stories (Katherine Anne Porter)
The Leaning Tower and Other Stories
53
Katherine Anne Porter
Strange Fruit (Lillian E. Smith)
Strange Fruit
54
Lillian E. Smith
Fictions (Jorge Luis Borges)
Fictions
55
Jorge Luis Borges
Forever Amber (Kathleen Winsor)
Forever Amber
56
Kathleen Winsor
Gigi (Colette)
Gigi
57
Colette
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
58
Tennessee Williams
Our Lady of the Flowers (Jean Genet)
Our Lady of the Flowers
59
Jean Genet
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
60
Richard Wright
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
61
Chester Himes
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
62
Evelyn Waugh
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
63
John Steinbeck
Christ Stopped at Eboli (Carlo Levi)
Christ Stopped at Eboli
64
Carlo Levi
The Thurber Carnival (James Thurber)
The Thurber Carnival
65
James Thurber
Four Quartets (T.S. Eliot)
Four Quartets
66
T.S. Eliot
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
The Friendly Persuasion
67
Jessamyn West
A History of Western Philosophy (Bertrand Russell)
A History of Western Philosophy
68
Bertrand Russell
Stuart Little (E.B. White)
Stuart Little
69
E.B. White
The Madwoman of Chaillot (Jean Giraudoux)
The Madwoman of Chaillot
70
Jean Giraudoux
The Tin Flute (Gabrielle Roy)
The Tin Flute
71
Gabrielle Roy
Pavilion of Women (Pearl S. Buck)
Pavilion of Women
72
Pearl S. Buck
Mister Roberts (Thomas Heggen)
Mister Roberts
73
Thomas Heggen
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (Eric Hodgins)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
74
Eric Hodgins
All Men Are Mortal (Simone De Beauvoir)
All Men Are Mortal
75
Simone De Beauvoir
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
76
Carson McCullers
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
77
Ann Petry
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
78
Ayn Rand
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
79
Robert Penn Warren
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
80
Eudora Welty
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