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Markd9528's Literature Highlights 1950-1959

This list features the cream of 1950s literature worldwide. It is a blend of the most acclaimed and/or popular works from the following challenges:
--- "Literature in the 1950s", originally published by a 'private user' at the start of 2021.
--- "The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1950-1959", published by me in 2019.
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Across the River and Into the Trees (Ernest Hemingway)
Across the River and Into the Trees
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Ernest Hemingway
The Bald Soprano (Eugène Ionesco)
The Bald Soprano
2
Eugène Ionesco
Burning Bright (John Steinbeck)
Burning Bright
3
John Steinbeck
Collected Stories of William Faulkner (William Faulkner)
Collected Stories of William Faulkner
4
William Faulkner
The Wall (John Hersey)
The Wall
5
John Hersey
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
6
Doris Lessing
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
7
Isaac Asimov
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
8
Ray Bradbury
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
9
C.S. Lewis
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
10
Agatha Christie
Peanuts (Charles M. Schulz)
Peanuts
11
Charles M. Schulz
The Family Moskat (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Family Moskat
12
Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (Tennessee Williams)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
13
Tennessee Williams
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
14
Isaac Asimov
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
15
Ray Bradbury
The Grass Harp (Truman Capote)
The Grass Harp
16
Truman Capote
Requiem for a Nun (William Faulkner)
Requiem for a Nun
17
William Faulkner
Hangsaman (Shirley Jackson)
Hangsaman
18
Shirley Jackson
Some Tame Gazelle (Barbara Pym)
Some Tame Gazelle
19
Barbara Pym
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
20
Patricia Highsmith
The Town and the City (Jack Kerouac)
The Town and the City
21
Jack Kerouac
For Esme With Love and Squalor (J.D. Salinger)
For Esme With Love and Squalor
22
J.D. Salinger
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
23
James Jones
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
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (Dylan Thomas)
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
26
Dylan Thomas
Lie Down in Darkness (William Styron)
Lie Down in Darkness
27
William Styron
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
28
Herman Wouk
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
29
Graham Greene
Let It Come Down (Paul Bowles)
Let It Come Down
30
Paul Bowles
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick)
Memoirs of Hadrian
31
Marguerite Yourcenar, Trans. Grace Frick
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
32
Ralph Ellison
Spartacus (Howard Fast)
Spartacus
33
Howard Fast
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
34
Samuel Beckett
The Rebel (Albert Camus)
The Rebel
35
Albert Camus
The Rose Tattoo (Tennessee Williams)
The Rose Tattoo
36
Tennessee Williams
Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
37
Edna Ferber
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
38
Ernest Hemingway
The Price of Salt, or Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
The Price of Salt, or Carol
39
Patricia Highsmith
They Came to Baghdad (Agatha Christie)
They Came to Baghdad
40
Agatha Christie
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