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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1950-1959 - Page 5

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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New Orleans Sketches (William Faulkner)
New Orleans Sketches
161
William Faulkner
The Hard Blue Sky (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Hard Blue Sky
162
Shirley Ann Grau
Tambourines to Glory (Langston Hughes)
Tambourines to Glory
163
Langston Hughes
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
164
Shirley Jackson
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
165
Jack Kerouac
The Subterraneans (Jack Kerouac)
The Subterraneans
166
Jack Kerouac
The Ugly American (William Lederer and Eugene Burdick)
The Ugly American
167
William Lederer and Eugene Burdick
The Magic Barrel (Bernard Malamud)
The Magic Barrel
168
Bernard Malamud
From the Terrace
From the Terrace
169
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
170
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
171
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
172
Leon Uris
The Long Dream (Richard Wright)
The Long Dream
173
Richard Wright
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
174
Saul Bellow
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
175
William S. Burroughs
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
176
Richard Condon
Mrs. Bridge (Evan S. Connell, Jr.)
Mrs. Bridge
177
Evan S. Connell, Jr.
The Tents of Wickedness (Peter De Vries)
The Tents of Wickedness
178
Peter De Vries
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
179
Allen Drury
The Mansion (William Faulkner)
The Mansion
180
William Faulkner
The Optimist (Herbert Gold)
The Optimist
181
Herbert Gold
The War Lover (John Hersey)
The War Lover
182
John Hersey
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
183
Shirley Jackson
The Pistol (James Jones)
The Pistol
184
James Jones
Doctor Sax (Jack Kerouac)
Doctor Sax
185
Jack Kerouac
Maggie Cassidy (Jack Kerouac)
Maggie Cassidy
186
Jack Kerouac
Mexico City Blues (Jack Kerouac)
Mexico City Blues
187
Jack Kerouac
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
188
Return to Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Return to Peyton Place
189
Grace Metalious
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
190
James. A. Michener
A Commodity of Dreams (Howard Nemerov)
A Commodity of Dreams
191
Howard Nemerov
The Little Disturbances of Man (Grace Paley)
The Little Disturbances of Man
192
Grace Paley
Malcolm (James Purdy)
Malcolm
193
James Purdy
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
194
Philip Roth
Happy Families Are All Alike (Peter Taylor)
Happy Families Are All Alike
195
Peter Taylor
The Poorhouse Fair
The Poorhouse Fair
196
The Same Door (John Updike)
The Same Door
197
John Updike
Pocho (Jose Antonio Villareal)
Pocho
198
Jose Antonio Villareal
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sirens of Titan
199
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
The Cave (Robert Penn Warren)
The Cave
200
Robert Penn Warren
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