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The post-war decade saw a lot of literary classics. Here are ten books popular each year from 1950 to 1959.
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The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
41
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
42
William Golding
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
43
Richard Matheson
The Horse and His Boy (C.S. Lewis)
The Horse and His Boy
44
C.S. Lewis
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
45
Dr. Seuss
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
46
Kingsley Amis
Ideas and Opinions
Ideas and Opinions
47
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
48
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
49
William March
Twelve Angry Men (Reginald Rose)
Twelve Angry Men
50
Reginald Rose
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
51
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
52
C. S. Lewis
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
53
James Baldwin
Moonraker (Fleming)
Moonraker
54
Fleming
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
55
Vladimir Nabokov
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
56
Jack Kerouac
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
57
Graham Greene
Beezus and Ramona
Beezus and Ramona
58
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
59
Tennesee Williams
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
60
Patricia Highsmith
Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl
61
Allen Ginsberg
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
62
Grace Metalious
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
63
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
64
James Baldwin
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
65
C.S. Lewis
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
66
Eugene O'Neill
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
67
Albert Camus
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
68
Fred Gipson
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
69
Gerald Durrell
The Miracle Worker (William Gibson)
The Miracle Worker
70
William Gibson
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
71
Boris Pasternak
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
72
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
73
Dr. Seuss
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
74
Ayn Rand
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
75
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
76
James Agee
From Russia With Love (Ian Fleming)
From Russia With Love
77
Ian Fleming
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
78
Italo Calvino
4:50 From Paddington (Agatha Christie)
4:50 From Paddington
79
Agatha Christie
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
80
Nevil Shute
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