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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 7

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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Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
241
Jamaica Kincaid
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
242
Stephen King
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
243
Barbara Kingsolver
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic
244
Sophie Kinsella
Shoeless Joe (W P Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe
245
W P Kinsella
The Light That Failed (Rudyard Kipling)
The Light That Failed
246
Rudyard Kipling
The Gladiators (Arthur Koestler)
The Gladiators
247
Arthur Koestler
Star Quest (Dean Koontz)
Star Quest
248
Dean Koontz
The Painted Bird (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Painted Bird
249
Jerzy Kosinski
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
250
Elizabeth Kostova
Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
251
Judith Krantz
Man Walks Into a Room (Nicole Krauss)
Man Walks Into a Room
252
Nicole Krauss
The Joke (Milan Kundera)
The Joke
253
Milan Kundera
Westward the Tide (Louis Lamour)
Westward the Tide
254
Louis Lamour
The Small Rain (Madeleine L'engle)
The Small Rain
255
Madeleine L'engle
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
256
Jhumpa Lahiri
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
257
Wally Lamb
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
258
Stieg Larsson
This Side Jordan (Margaret Laurence)
This Side Jordan
259
Margaret Laurence
The White Peacock (D.H. Lawrence)
The White Peacock
260
D.H. Lawrence
Call for the Dead (Lecarre)
Call for the Dead
261
Lecarre
Rocannon's World (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Rocannon's World
262
Ursula K. Le Guin
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
263
Harper Lee
The Bounty Hunters (Elmore Leonard)
The Bounty Hunters
264
Elmore Leonard
The Grass Is Singing (Doris Lessing)
The Grass Is Singing
265
Doris Lessing
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying
266
Ira Levin
Every Light in the House Burnin' (Andrea Levy)
Every Light in the House Burnin'
267
Andrea Levy
The Pilgrim's Regress (C. S. Lewis)
The Pilgrim's Regress
268
C. S. Lewis
Our Mr. Wrenn (Sinclair Lewis)
Our Mr. Wrenn
269
Sinclair Lewis
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
270
Astrid Lindgren
The Cruise of the Dazzler (Jack London)
The Cruise of the Dazzler
271
Jack London
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
272
H.P. Lovecraft
A Summer to Die (Lois Lowry)
A Summer to Die
273
Lois Lowry
Ultramarine (Malcolm Lowry)
Ultramarine
274
Malcolm Lowry
The Scarlatti Inheritance (Robert Ludlum)
The Scarlatti Inheritance
275
Robert Ludlum
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
276
Norman Mailer
The Natural
The Natural
277
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
278
Thomas Mann
Every Day Is Mother's Day (Hilary Mantel)
Every Day Is Mother's Day
279
Hilary Mantel
In Evil Hour (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
In Evil Hour
280
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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