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The Most Popular Books Published in 1956

These are popular books published in 1956 most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves. Books are ordered from most shelved to least shelved.
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
1
Elie Wiesel
Chronicles of Narnia (C S Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
2
C S Lewis
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
3
C.S. Lewis
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
4
James Baldwin
Howl and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl and Other Poems
5
Allen Ginsberg
The Art of Loving (Erich Fromm)
The Art of Loving
6
Erich Fromm
Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
Till We Have Faces
7
C.S. Lewis
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell (Aldous Huxley)
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
8
Aldous Huxley
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
9
Alfred Bester
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
10
Gerald Durrell
Harry the Dirty Dog (Gene Zion)
Harry the Dirty Dog
11
Gene Zion
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
12
Eugene O'Neill
The City and the Stars (Arthur C. Clarke)
The City and the Stars
13
Arthur C. Clarke
Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)
Train to Pakistan
14
Khushwant Singh
The Miracle Worker (William Gibson)
The Miracle Worker
15
William Gibson
The 101 Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
The 101 Dalmatians
16
Dodie Smith
The Minority Report (Philip K. Dick)
The Minority Report
17
Philip K. Dick
The Last Question (Isaac Asimov)
The Last Question
18
Isaac Asimov
Dead Man's Folly (Agatha Christie)
Dead Man's Folly
19
Agatha Christie
How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing With People (Les Giblin)
How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing With People
20
Les Giblin
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Yukio Mishima)
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
21
Yukio Mishima
The Door Into Summer (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
22
Robert A. Heinlein
The Long Walk (Slavomir Rawicz)
The Long Walk
23
Slavomir Rawicz
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star
24
Robert A. Heinlein
Palace Walk (Naguib Mahfouz)
Palace Walk
25
Naguib Mahfouz
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Roger Lancelyn Green)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
26
Roger Lancelyn Green
The Room on the Roof (Ruskin Bond)
The Room on the Roof
27
Ruskin Bond
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day
28
Saul Bellow
The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine
29
Mary Renault
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay (Edna St.Vincent Millay)
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay
30
Edna St.Vincent Millay
Miracles on Maple Hill (Virginia Sorensen)
Miracles on Maple Hill
31
Virginia Sorensen
The Black Obelisk (Erich Maria Remarque)
The Black Obelisk
32
Erich Maria Remarque
Big Red Barn (Margaret Wise Brown)
Big Red Barn
33
Margaret Wise Brown
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
34
Edogawa Rampo
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
The Death of Grass, John Christopher (1956)
35
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners
36
Sam Selvon
The Calculus Affair (Hergé)
The Calculus Affair
37
Hergé
Imperial Women (Pearl Buck)
Imperial Women
38
Pearl Buck
The Outsider (Colin Wilson)
The Outsider
39
Colin Wilson
Drawing the Head and Face (Andrew Loomis)
Drawing the Head and Face
40
Andrew Loomis
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