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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 6

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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The Final Diagnosis (Arthur Hailey)
The Final Diagnosis
201
Arthur Hailey
The Forge (Radclyffe Hall)
The Forge
202
Radclyffe Hall
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
203
Dashiell Hammett
A Handful of Heaven (Kristin Hannah)
A Handful of Heaven
204
Kristin Hannah
Under the Greenwood Tree (Thomas Hardy)
Under the Greenwood Tree
205
Thomas Hardy
The Evil Seed (Joanne Harris)
The Evil Seed
206
Joanne Harris
Black Sunday (Thomas Harris)
Black Sunday
207
Thomas Harris
Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista (Paula Hawkins (As Amy Silver))
Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista
208
Paula Hawkins (As Amy Silver)
Fanshawe (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Fanshawe
209
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rocket Ship Galileo (Robert A. Heinlein)
Rocket Ship Galileo
210
Robert A. Heinlein
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
211
Joseph Heller
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
212
Ernest Hemingway
Peter Camenzind (Hermann Hesse)
Peter Camenzind
213
Hermann Hesse
Tourist Season (Carl Hiassen)
Tourist Season
214
Carl Hiassen
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
215
Patricia Highsmith
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
216
Joe Hill
Some Great Thing (Lawrence Hill)
Some Great Thing
217
Lawrence Hill
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
218
S.E. Hinton
The Swimming Pool Library (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Swimming Pool Library
219
Alan Hollinghurst
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
220
Khalid Hosseini
Not Without Laughter (Langston Hughes)
Not Without Laughter
221
Langston Hughes
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
222
Richard Hughes
Hans of Iceland (Victor Hugo)
Hans of Iceland
223
Victor Hugo
Jonah's Gourd Vine (Zora Neale Hurston)
Jonah's Gourd Vine
224
Zora Neale Hurston
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
Crome Yellow
225
Aldous Huxley
Setting Free the Bears (John Irving)
Setting Free the Bears
226
John Irving
All the Conspirators (Christopher Isherwood)
All the Conspirators
227
Christopher Isherwood
A Pale View of Hills (Kazuo Ishiguro)
A Pale View of Hills
228
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Road Through the Wall (Shirley Jackson)
The Road Through the Wall
229
Shirley Jackson
Watch and Ward (Henry James)
Watch and Ward
230
Henry James
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
231
James Jones
The Fallon Blood (Robert Jordan)
The Fallon Blood
232
Robert Jordan
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
233
James Joyce
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
234
Franz Kafka
Zorba the Greek (Nikos Kazantzaki)
Zorba the Greek
235
Nikos Kazantzaki
The Busconductor Hines (James Kelman)
The Busconductor Hines
236
James Kelman
The Ink Truck (William Kennedy)
The Ink Truck
237
William Kennedy
The Town and the City (Jack Kerouac)
The Town and the City
238
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
239
Ken Kesey
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
240
Sue Monk Kidd
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