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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 4

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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House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
121
Mark Z. Danielewski
Tempest-Tost (Robertson Davies)
Tempest-Tost
122
Robertson Davies
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
123
Daniel Defoe
Americana (Don Delillo)
Americana
124
Don Delillo
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
125
Anita Diamant
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
126
Junot Diaz
Gather Yourselves Together (Philip K. Dick)
Gather Yourselves Together
127
Philip K. Dick
The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)
The Pickwick Papers
128
Charles Dickens
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
129
James Dickey
Run River (Joan Didion)
Run River
130
Joan Didion
Welcome to Hard Times (E.L. Doctorow)
Welcome to Hard Times
131
E.L. Doctorow
About Grace (Anthony Doerr)
About Grace
132
Anthony Doerr
The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy
133
Stir Fry (Emma Donoghue)
Stir Fry
134
Emma Donoghue
One Man's Initiation: 1917 (John Dos Passos)
One Man's Initiation: 1917
135
John Dos Passos
Poor Folk (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Poor Folk
136
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
137
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
The Commitments
138
Roddy Doyle
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
139
Theodore Dreiser
The Loving Spirit (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Loving Spirit
140
Daphne Du Maurier
Captain Paul (Alexandre Dumas)
Captain Paul
141
Alexandre Dumas
Les Impudants (Marguerite Duras)
Les Impudants
142
Marguerite Duras
Pied Piper of Lovers (Lawrence Durrell)
Pied Piper of Lovers
143
Lawrence Durrell
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
144
Umberto Eco
The Invisible Circus (Jennifer Egan)
The Invisible Circus
145
Jennifer Egan
You Shall Know Our Velocity! (Dave Eggers)
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
146
Dave Eggers
Adam Bede (George Elliott)
Adam Bede
147
George Elliott
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
148
Ralph Ellison
Brown's Requiem (James Ellroy)
Brown's Requiem
149
James Ellroy
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
150
Louise Erdrich
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
151
Laura Esquivel
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
152
Jeffrey Eugenides
Hero at Large (Janet Evanovich)
Hero at Large
153
Janet Evanovich
Young Lonigan (James T. Farrell)
Young Lonigan
154
James T. Farrell
Soldiers' Pay (William Faulkner)
Soldiers' Pay
155
William Faulkner
A Trick of the Light (Sebastian Faulks)
A Trick of the Light
156
Sebastian Faulks
The Days of Abandonment (Elena Ferrante)
The Days of Abandonment
157
Elena Ferrante
Cause Celeb (Helen Fielding)
Cause Celeb
158
Helen Fielding
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
159
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Last of the Crazy People (Timothy Findley)
The Last of the Crazy People
160
Timothy Findley
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