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The First Novel They Wrote - Page 9

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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Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
321
Flannery O'Connor
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
322
John O'Hara
With Shuddering Fall (Joyce Carol Oates)
With Shuddering Fall
323
Joyce Carol Oates
Coming Through Slaughter (Michael Ondaatje)
Coming Through Slaughter
324
Michael Ondaatje
The Emperor's Candlesticks (Emmuska Orczy)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
325
Emmuska Orczy
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days
326
George Orwell
The Patron Saint of Liars (Ann Patchett)
The Patron Saint of Liars
327
Ann Patchett
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
328
Mervyn Peake
Still Life (Louise Penny)
Still Life
329
Louise Penny
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
330
Walker Percy
Songs of the Humpback Whale (Jodi Picoult)
Songs of the Humpback Whale
331
Jodi Picoult
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
332
Sylvia Plath
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
333
Chaim Potok
Afternoon Men (Anthony Powell)
Afternoon Men
334
Anthony Powell
The Carpet People (Terry Pratchett)
The Carpet People
335
Terry Pratchett
Postcards (Annie Proulx)
Postcards
336
Annie Proulx
Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
Swann's Way
337
Marcel Proust
The Haunted Storm (Philip Pullman)
The Haunted Storm
338
Philip Pullman
The Moor of Peter the Great (Alexander Pushkin)
The Moor of Peter the Great
339
Alexander Pushkin
The Dark Arena
The Dark Arena
340
V.
V.
341
We the Living (Ayn Rand)
We the Living
342
Ayn Rand
The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)
The Celestine Prophecy
343
James Redfield
Purposes of Love (Mary Renault)
Purposes of Love
344
Mary Renault
Quartet (Jean Rhys)
Quartet
345
Jean Rhys
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
346
Anne Rice
Maurice Guest (Henry Handel Richardson)
Maurice Guest
347
Henry Handel Richardson
The Acrobats (Mordecai Richler)
The Acrobats
348
Mordecai Richler
Jackaby (William Ritter)
Jackaby
349
William Ritter
Another Roadside Attraction (Tom Robbins)
Another Roadside Attraction
350
Tom Robbins
Irish Thoroughbred (Nora Roberts)
Irish Thoroughbred
351
Nora Roberts
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
352
Marilynne Robinson
Letting Go (Phillip Roth)
Letting Go
353
Phillip Roth
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
354
Veronica Roth
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
355
J.K. Rowling
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
356
Arundhati Roy
Grimus (Salman Rushdie)
Grimus
357
Salman Rushdie
The 120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
358
Marquis De Sade
Southern Mail (Antoine De Saint-Exupery)
Southern Mail
359
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
360
Françoise Sagan
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