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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 10

Some authors first published novel was their greatest hit. And some...were not. Who knew John Steinbeck's first novel was about pirates?
This list is strictly fiction (although semi-autobiographical made it in). It also excludes novellas and short stories, although some may have slipped in there.
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
361
J.D. Salinger
Terra Do Pecado (Land of Sin) 1947
Terra Do Pecado (Land of Sin) 1947
362
Nausea (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Nausea
363
Jean-Paul Sartre
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
364
George Saunders
Waverley (Sir Walter Scott)
Waverley
365
Sir Walter Scott
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
366
Alice Sebold
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
367
Hubert Selby Jr
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
368
Diane Setterfield
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
369
Anna Sewell
The Guersney Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guersney Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
370
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Naked Face (Sidney Shledon)
The Naked Face
371
Sidney Shledon
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
372
Mary Shelley
Small Ceremonies (Carol Shields)
Small Ceremonies
373
Carol Shields
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
374
Murasaki Shikibu
Eden Close (Anita Shreve)
Eden Close
375
Anita Shreve
The Female of the Species (Lionel Shriver)
The Female of the Species
376
Lionel Shriver
Song of Kali (Dan Simmons)
Song of Kali
377
Dan Simmons
Barn Blind (Jane Smiley)
Barn Blind
378
Jane Smiley
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
379
Betty Smith
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
380
Dodie Smith
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
381
Zadie Smith
The Comforters (Muriel Spark)
The Comforters
382
Muriel Spark
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
383
Nicholas Sparks
Seven Poor Men of Sydney (Christina Stead)
Seven Poor Men of Sydney
384
Christina Stead
Cup of Gold (John Steinbeck)
Cup of Gold
385
John Steinbeck
Going Home (Danielle Steel)
Going Home
386
Danielle Steel
Remembering Laughter (Wallace Stegner)
Remembering Laughter
387
Wallace Stegner
Armance (Stendhal)
Armance
388
Stendhal
The Big U (Neal Stephenson)
The Big U
389
Neal Stephenson
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
390
Robert Louis Stevenson
Madam, Will You Talk? (Mary Stewart)
Madam, Will You Talk?
391
Mary Stewart
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
392
Kathryn Stockett
The Snake's Pass (Bram Stoker)
The Snake's Pass
393
Bram Stoker
Amy and Isabelle (Elizabeth Strout)
Amy and Isabelle
394
Elizabeth Strout
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
395
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lie Down in Darkness (William Styron)
Lie Down in Darkness
396
William Styron
Yargo (Jacqueline Susann)
Yargo
397
Jacqueline Susann
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
398
Amy Tan
The Gentleman From Indiana (Booth Tarkington)
The Gentleman From Indiana
399
Booth Tarkington
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
400
Donna Tartt
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