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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 3

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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Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
81
Truman Capote
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
82
Orson Scott Card
Bliss (Peter Carey)
Bliss
83
Peter Carey
The Petting Zoo (Jim Carroll)
The Petting Zoo
84
Jim Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
85
Lewis Carroll
Shadow Dance (Angela Carter)
Shadow Dance
86
Angela Carter
Alexander's Bridge (Willa Cather)
Alexander's Bridge
87
Willa Cather
The Rehearsal (Eleanor Catton)
The Rehearsal
88
Eleanor Catton
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
89
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
90
Miguel De Cervantes
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Michael Chabon)
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
91
Michael Chabon
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
92
Raymond Chandler
The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
The Wapshot Chronicle
93
John Cheever
The Shooting Party (Anton Chekhov)
The Shooting Party
94
Anton Chekhov
The Virgin Blue (Tracy Chevalier)
The Virgin Blue
95
Tracy Chevalier
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
96
Agatha Christie
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
97
Sandra Cisneros
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
98
Tom Clancy
Mount Vernon Love Story (Mary Higgins Clark)
Mount Vernon Love Story
99
Mary Higgins Clark
Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
Against the Fall of Night
100
Arthur C. Clarke
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
101
Susanna Clarke
Play Dead (Harlan Coben)
Play Dead
102
Harlan Coben
Le Grand Écart (Jean Cocteau)
Le Grand Écart
103
Jean Cocteau
The Pilgrimage (Paulo Coelho)
The Pilgrimage
104
Paulo Coelho
Dusklands
Dusklands
105
The Favourite Game (Leonard Cohen)
The Favourite Game
106
Leonard Cohen
Claudine at School (Colette)
Claudine at School
107
Colette
Fire Proof: Shelby Woo #11 (Suzanne Collins)
Fire Proof: Shelby Woo #11
108
Suzanne Collins
Iolani; Or, Tahiti as It Was: A Romance (Wilkie Collins)
Iolani; Or, Tahiti as It Was: A Romance
109
Wilkie Collins
The Oldest Confession (Richard Condon)
The Oldest Confession
110
Richard Condon
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
111
Michael Connelly
Almayer's Folly (Joseph Conrad)
Almayer's Folly
112
Joseph Conrad
The Boo (Pat Conroy)
The Boo
113
Pat Conroy
Precaution (James Fenimore Cooper)
Precaution
114
James Fenimore Cooper
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
115
Patricia Cornwell
Generation X (Douglas Coupland)
Generation X
116
Douglas Coupland
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
117
Stephen Crane
Odds on (Michael Crichton (As John Lange))
Odds On
118
Michael Crichton (As John Lange)
The Mediterranean Caper (Clive Cussler)
The Mediterranean Caper
119
Clive Cussler
Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen (Roald Dahl)
Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen
120
Roald Dahl
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