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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
81
Hamilton Basso
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
82
Raymond Chandler
The Tunnel of Love (Peter De Vries)
The Tunnel of Love
83
Peter De Vries
A Fable (William Faulkner)
A Fable
84
William Faulkner
The Owl and the Goose on the Grave (John Hawkes)
The Owl and the Goose on the Grave
85
John Hawkes
The Third Generation (Chester Himes)
The Third Generation
86
Chester Himes
The World in the Evening (Christopher Isherwood)
The World in the Evening
87
Christopher Isherwood
The Bird's Nest (Shirley Jackson)
The Bird's Nest
88
Shirley Jackson
Pictures From an Institution
Pictures From an Institution
89
Youngblood (John Oliver Killens)
Youngblood
90
John Oliver Killens
Race Rock (Peter Matthiessen)
Race Rock
91
Peter Matthiessen
The Huge Season (Wright Morris)
The Huge Season
92
Wright Morris
Federigo or the Power of Love (Howard Nemerov)
Federigo or the Power of Love
93
Howard Nemerov
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
Sweet Thursday
94
John Steinbeck
Messiah (Gore Vidal)
Messiah
95
Gore Vidal
The Ponder Heart (Eudora Welty)
The Ponder Heart
96
Eudora Welty
Hard Candy (Tennessee Williams)
Hard Candy
97
Tennessee Williams
Savage Holiday (Richard Wright)
Savage Holiday
98
Richard Wright
The Spider's House (Paul Bowles)
The Spider's House
99
Paul Bowles
The Rice Sprout Song (Eileen Chang)
The Rice Sprout Song
100
Eileen Chang
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
101
Big Woods (William Faulkner)
Big Woods
102
William Faulkner
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers
103
Jack Finney
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
104
William Gaddis
In a Farther Country (William Goyen)
In a Farther Country
105
William Goyen
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
106
Patricia Highsmith
The Primitive (Chester Himes)
The Primitive
107
Chester Himes
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
Andersonville
108
MacKinlay Kantor
The Deer Park (Norman Mailer)
The Deer Park
109
Norman Mailer
Sincerely, Willis Wayde (John P. Marquand)
Sincerely, Willis Wayde
110
John P. Marquand
A Charmed Life (Mary McCarthy)
A Charmed Life
111
Mary McCarthy
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
112
Vladimir Nabokov
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
113
Flannery O'Connor
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick
114
John O'Hara
Band of Angels (Robert Penn Warren)
Band of Angels
115
Robert Penn Warren
The Bride of Innisfallen, and Other Stories (Eudora Welty)
The Bride of Innisfallen, and Other Stories
116
Eudora Welty
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
117
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
118
Herman Wouk
A Walk on the Wild Side (Nelson Algren)
A Walk on the Wild Side
119
Nelson Algren
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
120
James Baldwin
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