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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 11

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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Catherine: A Story (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Catherine: A Story
401
William Makepeace Thackeray
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
402
Hunter S. Thompson
The South (Colm Toibin)
The South
403
Colm Toibin
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
404
J.R.R. Tolkien
Childhood (Leo Tolstoy)
Childhood
405
Leo Tolstoy
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
406
Scott Turow
If Morning Ever Comes (Anne Tyler)
If Morning Ever Comes
407
Anne Tyler
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (Mark Twain)
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
408
Mark Twain
The Poorhouse Fair
The Poorhouse Fair
409
The Whirlpool (Jane Urquhart)
The Whirlpool
410
Jane Urquhart
Veniss Underground (Jeff Vandermeer)
Veniss Underground
411
Jeff Vandermeer
Five Weeks in a Baloon (Jules Verne)
Five Weeks in a Baloon
412
Jules Verne
Williwaw
Williwaw
413
Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)
Player Piano
414
Kurt Vonnegut
The Third Life of Grange Copeland (Alice Walker)
The Third Life of Grange Copeland
415
Alice Walker
Ohio: The Broom of the System (David Foster Wallace)
Ohio: The Broom of the System
416
David Foster Wallace
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
417
Robert James Waller
John Brown: The Making of a Martyr (Robert Penn Warren)
John Brown: The Making of a Martyr
418
Robert Penn Warren
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
419
Sarah Waters
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
420
Evelyn Waugh
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
421
Andy Weir
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
422
Lauren Weisberger
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
423
H.G. Wells
Little Altars Everywhere (Rebecca Wells)
Little Altars Everywhere
424
Rebecca Wells
The Dream Life of Balso Snell (Nathaneal West)
The Dream Life of Balso Snell
425
Nathaneal West
Valley of Decision (Edith Wharton)
Valley of Decision
426
Edith Wharton
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
427
Colson Whitehead
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
428
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Cabala (Thornton Wilder)
The Cabala
429
Thornton Wilder
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
430
Jeanette Winterson
The Pothunters (P G Wodehouse)
The Pothunters
431
P G Wodehouse
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
432
Tom Wolfe
The Voyage Out (Virginia Woolf)
The Voyage Out
433
Virginia Woolf
Aurora Dawn (Herman Wouk)
Aurora Dawn
434
Herman Wouk
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
435
Richard Wright
The People in the Trees (Hanya Yanagihara)
The People in the Trees
436
Hanya Yanagihara
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
437
Richard Yates
Le Jardin Des Chimères (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Le Jardin Des Chimères
438
Marguerite Yourcenar
Contes À Ninon (Emile Zola)
Contes À Ninon
439
Emile Zola
The Underdog (Markus Zusak)
The Underdog
440
Markus Zusak
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