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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1950-1959 - Page 3

IMHO, the 1950's are a golden decade of American fiction. Do you agree?
This is the 6th instalment of my chronology of American fiction. It is a list of novels, novellas & short story collections by American authors published in 1950-1959. There are 7 Pulitzer Prize winners & all 10 National Book Award winners as well as works by Nobel Prize winners Bellow, Faulkner, Hemingway, Steinbeck and I.B. Singer.
Click on the link to go to the previous instalment, which covers 1960-1969.
The source is "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004).
The books by year are are:
1950: 1-23
1951: 24-42
1952: 43-62
1953: 63-79
1954: 80-98
1955: 99-118
1956: 119-136
1957: 137-156
1958: 157-173
1959: 174-200
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The View From Pompey's Head (Hamilton Basso)
The View From Pompey's Head (Hamilton Basso)
82
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
83
The Tunnel of Love (Peter De Vries)
The Tunnel of Love (Peter De Vries)
84
A Fable (William Faulkner)
A Fable (William Faulkner)
85
The Owl and the Goose on the Grave (John Hawkes)
The Owl and the Goose on the Grave (John Hawkes)
86
The Third Generation (Chester Himes)
The Third Generation (Chester Himes)
87
The World in the Evening (Christopher Isherwood)
The World in the Evening (Christopher Isherwood)
88
The Bird's Nest (Shirley Jackson)
The Bird's Nest (Shirley Jackson)
89
Pictures From an Institution
Pictures From an Institution
90
Youngblood (John Oliver Killens)
Youngblood (John Oliver Killens)
91
Race Rock (Peter Matthiessen)
Race Rock (Peter Matthiessen)
92
The Huge Season (Wright Morris)
The Huge Season (Wright Morris)
93
Federigo or the Power of Love (Howard Nemerov)
Federigo or the Power of Love (Howard Nemerov)
94
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
95
Messiah (Gore Vidal)
Messiah (Gore Vidal)
96
The Ponder Heart (Eudora Welty)
The Ponder Heart (Eudora Welty)
97
Hard Candy (Tennessee Williams)
Hard Candy (Tennessee Williams)
98
Savage Holiday (Richard Wright)
Savage Holiday (Richard Wright)
99
The Spider's House (Paul Bowles)
The Spider's House (Paul Bowles)
100
The Rice Sprout Song (Eileen Chang)
The Rice Sprout Song (Eileen Chang)
101
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
102
Big Woods (William Faulkner)
Big Woods (William Faulkner)
103
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
104
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
105
In a Farther Country (William Goyen)
In a Farther Country (William Goyen)
106
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
107
The Primitive (Chester Himes)
The Primitive (Chester Himes)
108
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
109
The Deer Park (Norman Mailer)
The Deer Park (Norman Mailer)
110
Sincerely, Willis Wayde (John P. Marquand)
Sincerely, Willis Wayde (John P. Marquand)
111
A Charmed Life (Mary McCarthy)
A Charmed Life (Mary McCarthy)
112
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
113
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Flannery O'Connor)
114
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
115
Band of Angels (Robert Penn Warren)
Band of Angels (Robert Penn Warren)
116
The Bride of Innisfallen, and Other Stories (Eudora Welty)
The Bride of Innisfallen, and Other Stories (Eudora Welty)
117
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
118
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
119
A Walk on the Wild Side (Nelson Algren)
A Walk on the Wild Side (Nelson Algren)
120
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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