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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 2

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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Snow White (Donald Barthelme)
Snow White
41
Donald Barthelme
The White Boy Shuffle (Paul Beatty)
The White Boy Shuffle
42
Paul Beatty
She Came to Stay (Simone De Beauvoir)
She Came to Stay
43
Simone De Beauvoir
Dream of Fair to Middling Women (Samuel Beckett)
Dream of Fair to Middling Women
44
Samuel Beckett
Zuleika Dobson (Max Beerbohm)
Zuleika Dobson
45
Max Beerbohm
Dangling Man (Saul Bellow)
Dangling Man
46
Saul Bellow
A Man From the North (Arnold Bennett)
A Man From the North
47
Arnold Bennett
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (Louis De Bernieres)
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
48
Louis De Bernieres
Which Way to Mecca, Jack? (William Peter Blatty)
Which Way to Mecca, Jack?
49
William Peter Blatty
Iggie's House (Judy Blume)
Iggie's House
50
Judy Blume
The Skating Rink (Roberto Bolaño)
The Skating Rink
51
Roberto Bolaño
The Hotel (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Hotel
52
Elizabeth Bowen
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
53
Paul Bowles
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
54
Ray Bradbury
The Trail of the Serpent (Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
The Trail of the Serpent
55
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Falcons of Narabedla (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Falcons of Narabedla
56
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
57
Ann Brashares
Lost Souls (Poppy Z. Brite)
Lost Souls
58
Poppy Z. Brite
Agnes Grey (Anne Bronte)
Agnes Grey
59
Anne Bronte
The Professor (Charlotte Bronte)
The Professor
60
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
61
Emily Bronte
A Start in Life (Anita Brookner)
A Start in Life
62
Anita Brookner
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
63
Geraldine Brooks
Digital Fortress (Dan Brown)
Digital Fortress
64
Dan Brown
East Wind: West Wind (Pearl S. Buck)
East Wind: West Wind
65
Pearl S. Buck
We Need New Names (Noviolet Bulawayo)
We Need New Names
66
Noviolet Bulawayo
The White Guard (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The White Guard
67
Mikhail Bulgakov
Time for a Tiger (Anthony Burgess)
Time for a Tiger
68
Anthony Burgess
That Lass O' Lowrie's (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
That Lass O' Lowrie's
69
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Evelina (Fanny Burney)
Evelina
70
Fanny Burney
Sellevision (Augusten Burroughs)
Sellevision
71
Augusten Burroughs
Junkie (William S. Burroughs)
Junkie
72
William S. Burroughs
Patternmaster (Octavia Butler)
Patternmaster
73
Octavia Butler
Erewhon (Samuel Butler)
Erewhon
74
Samuel Butler
The Shadow of the Sun (A.S. Byatt)
The Shadow of the Sun
75
A.S. Byatt
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
76
James M. Cain
The Bastard (Erskine Caldwell)
The Bastard
77
Erskine Caldwell
Strange Fugitive (Morley Callaghan)
Strange Fugitive
78
Morley Callaghan
The Path to the Nest of Spiders (Italo Calvino)
The Path to the Nest of Spiders
79
Italo Calvino
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
80
Albert Camus
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