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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 5

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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Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man (Fannie Flagg)
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
161
Fannie Flagg
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
162
Gustave Flaubert
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
163
Ian Fleming
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
164
Gillian Flynn
Everything Is Illuminated (Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
165
Safran Foer
The Big Needle (Ken Follett)
The Big Needle
166
Ken Follett
The Shifting of the Fire (Ford Madox Ford)
The Shifting of the Fire
167
Ford Madox Ford
A Piece of My Heart (Richard Ford)
A Piece of My Heart
168
Richard Ford
Where Angels Fear to Tread (E.M. Forster)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
169
E.M. Forster
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
170
Frederick Forsyth
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
171
John Fowles
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
Owls Do Cry
172
Janet Frame
The Twenty-Seventh City (Jonathan Franzen)
The Twenty-Seventh City
173
Jonathan Franzen
The Women's Room (Marilyn French)
The Women's Room
174
Marilyn French
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
175
Tara French
The Solitaire Mystery (Jostein Gaarder)
The Solitaire Mystery
176
Jostein Gaarder
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
177
Diana Gabaldon
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
178
William Gaddis
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
179
Neil Gaiman
Mary Barton (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Mary Barton
180
Elizabeth Gaskell
Our Lady of the Flowers (Jean Genet)
Our Lady of the Flowers
181
Jean Genet
Still Alice (Lisa Genova)
Still Alice
182
Lisa Genova
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
183
William Gibson
Stern Men (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Stern Men
184
Elizabeth Gilbert
What Diantha Did (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
What Diantha Did
185
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
186
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
187
Nikolai Gogol
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
188
Arthur Golden
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
189
William Golding
The Lying Days (Nadine Gordimer)
The Lying Days
190
Nadine Gordimer
Keziah Dane (Sue Grafton)
Keziah Dane
191
Sue Grafton
The Tin Drum (Gunter Grass)
The Tin Drum
192
Gunter Grass
My Head! My Head! (Robert Graves)
My Head! My Head!
193
Robert Graves
Lanark (Alasdair Gray)
Lanark
194
Alasdair Gray
Blindness (Henry Green)
Blindness
195
Henry Green
The Man Within (Graham Greene)
The Man Within
196
Graham Greene
Betty Zane (Zane Grey)
Betty Zane
197
Zane Grey
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
198
John Grisham
Riding Lessons (Sara Gruen)
Riding Lessons
199
Sara Gruen
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
200
Yaa Gyasi
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