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Books by Reclusive Authors

Here on this list, we will show you the most famous and iconic books that were written by reclusive authors.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
2
J.D. Salinger
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
3
Emily Bronte
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
4
Cormac McCarthy
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
5
William Faulkner
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
6
Harper Lee
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
7
Patrick Suskind
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
8
Elena Ferrante
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
9
Octavia Butler
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
10
Samuel Beckett
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
11
J.D. Salinger
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
12
William Faulkner
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
13
Hunter S. Thompson
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
14
Thomas Pynchon
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
15
Cormac McCarthy
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
16
Elena Ferrante
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
17
Octavia E Butler
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
18
Cormac McCarthy
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
19
Elena Ferrante
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson)
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
20
Emily Dickinson
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
21
Edgar Allen Poe
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
22
Thomas Pynchon
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
23
J.D. Salinger
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
24
Octavia Butler
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
25
William Faulkner
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
26
Cormac McCarthy
Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
Swann's Way
27
Marcel Proust
V (Thomas Pynchon)
V
28
Thomas Pynchon
Parable of the Talents (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Talents
29
Octavia E. Butler
Endgame (Samuel Beckett)
Endgame
30
Samuel Beckett
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
31
James Ellroy
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
32
Cormac McCarthy
Adulthood Rites (Octavia Butler)
Adulthood Rites
33
Octavia Butler
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
34
Samuel Beckett
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
35
James Ellroy
Cities of the Plain (Cormac McCarthy)
Cities of the Plain
36
Cormac McCarthy
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
Malone Dies
37
Samuel Beckett
Imago (Octavia Butler)
Imago
38
Octavia Butler
The Crossing (Cormac McCarthy)
The Crossing
39
Cormac McCarthy
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
40
Thomas Pynchon
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