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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 8

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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Self (Yann Martel)
Self
281
Yann Martel
Dying of the Light (George R.R. Martin)
Dying of the Light
282
George R.R. Martin
Someone Is Bleeding (Richard Matheson)
Someone Is Bleeding
283
Richard Matheson
Liza of Lambeth (W. Somerset Maugham)
Liza of Lambeth
284
W. Somerset Maugham
Une Vie (Guy De Maupassant)
Une Vie
285
Guy De Maupassant
The Orchard Keeper (Cormac McCarthy)
The Orchard Keeper
286
Cormac McCarthy
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
287
Carson McCullers
Tim (Colleen McCullough)
Tim
288
Colleen McCullough
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
289
Ian McEwan
Mama (Terry McMillan)
Mama
290
Terry McMillan
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass By
291
Larry McMurtry
Typee (Herman Melville)
Typee
292
Herman Melville
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
293
Stephenie Meyer
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
294
Anne Michaels
Ghostwritten (David Mirchell)
Ghostwritten
295
David Mirchell
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
296
Margaret Mitchell
Who Has Seen the Wind (W.O. Mitchell)
Who Has Seen the Wind
297
W.O. Mitchell
The Fires of Spring (James Michener)
The Fires of Spring
298
James Michener
King Rat (China Mieville)
King Rat
299
China Mieville
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
300
Henry Miller
Such a Long Journey (Rohinton Mistry)
Such a Long Journey
301
Rohinton Mistry
Three Wishes (Lynne Moriarty)
Three Wishes
302
Lynne Moriarty
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
303
Toni Morrison
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
304
L.M. Montgomery
Voice of the Fire (Alan Moore)
Voice of the Fire
305
Alan Moore
Lost in the Barrens (Farley Mowat)
Lost in the Barrens
306
Farley Mowat
Sheltering Rain (Jojo Moyes)
Sheltering Rain
307
Jojo Moyes
Lives of Girls and Women (Alice Munro)
Lives of Girls and Women
308
Alice Munro
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing
309
Haruki Murakami
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
310
Iris Murdoch
The Confusions of Young Törless (Robert Musil)
The Confusions of Young Törless
311
Robert Musil
Mary (Vladimir Nabokov)
Mary
312
Vladimir Nabokov
The Mystic Masseur (V.S. Naipaul)
The Mystic Masseur
313
V.S. Naipaul
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
314
Gloria Naylor
Starter for Ten (David Nicholls)
Starter for Ten
315
David Nicholls
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
316
Audrey Niffenegger
Cities of the Interior (Anais Nin)
Cities of the Interior
317
Anais Nin
World of Ptavvs (Larry Niven)
World of Ptavvs
318
Larry Niven
Caesar (Patrick O'Brian)
Caesar
319
Patrick O'Brian
An Béal Bocht (Flann O'Brien)
An Béal Bocht
320
Flann O'Brien
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