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50 of the Best Books You Haven't Read by Authors You Already Love

"Looking for something to read but don't want to stray too far from the authors you know and love? Seeking undiscovered literary gems to talk about at dinner parties? Want to delve into the backlist of a certain Great American Author? Well, Flavorwire has got you covered. After all, sometimes, amazing books just get lost in the shuffle, whether it's because they're before their time, fall out of fashion, or their author has one blockbuster that blots out all the rest. So after the jump, check out 50 great under-appreciated, under-read, and overshadowed novels by 50 of your favorite authors"
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Adverbs (Daniel Handler)
Adverbs
1
Daniel Handler
The Alteration (Kingsley Amis)
The Alteration
2
Kingsley Amis
Angels (Denis Johnson)
Angels
3
Denis Johnson
Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
4
Chinua Achebe
The Armageddon Rag (George R. R. Martin)
The Armageddon Rag
5
George R. R. Martin
The Ballad of the Sad Café (Carson McCullers)
The Ballad of the Sad Café
6
Carson McCullers
The Beet Queen (Louise Erdrich)
The Beet Queen
7
Louise Erdrich
The Book and the Brotherhood (Iris Murdoch)
The Book and the Brotherhood
8
Iris Murdoch
The Breast (Philip Roth)
The Breast
9
Philip Roth
The Broom of the System (David Foster Wallace)
The Broom of the System
10
David Foster Wallace
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
11
Ian McEwan
A Change of Climate (Hilary Mantel)
A Change of Climate
12
Hilary Mantel
Coming Up for Air (George Orwell)
Coming Up for Air
13
George Orwell
A Country Doctor's Notebook (Mikhail Bulgakov)
A Country Doctor's Notebook
14
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Easter Parade (Richard Yates)
The Easter Parade
15
Richard Yates
The Edible Woman (Margaret Atwood)
The Edible Woman
16
Margaret Atwood
Espedair Street (Iain Banks)
Espedair Street
17
Iain Banks
The General in His Labyrinth (Marquez)
The General in His Labyrinth
18
Marquez
Gun, With Occasional Music (Jonathan Lethem)
Gun, With Occasional Music
19
Jonathan Lethem
Hangsaman (Shirley Jackson)
Hangsaman
20
Shirley Jackson
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Salman Rushdie)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
21
Salman Rushdie
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (Angela Carter)
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
22
Angela Carter
The Invisible Circus (Jennifer Egan)
The Invisible Circus
23
Jennifer Egan
Invitation to a Beheading (Vladimir Nabokov)
Invitation to a Beheading
24
Vladimir Nabokov
Island (Aldous Huxley)
Island
25
Aldous Huxley
Jonah's Gourd Vine (Zora Neale Hurston)
Jonah's Gourd Vine
26
Zora Neale Hurston
Just Above My Head (James Baldwin)
Just Above My Head
27
James Baldwin
Kangaroo (D.H. Lawrence)
Kangaroo
28
D.H. Lawrence
A Long Fatal Love Chase (Louisa May Alcott)
A Long Fatal Love Chase
29
Louisa May Alcott
My Uncle Oswald (Roald Dahl)
My Uncle Oswald
30
Roald Dahl
The Nonexistent Knight and the Cloven Viscount (Italo Calvino)
The Nonexistent Knight and the Cloven Viscount
31
Italo Calvino
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Mark Twain)
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
32
Mark Twain
Pierre (Herman Melville)
Pierre
33
Herman Melville
The Red House Mystery (A. A. Milne)
The Red House Mystery
34
A. A. Milne
The Reef (Edith Wharton)
The Reef
35
Edith Wharton
Rites of Passage (William Golding)
Rites of Passage
36
William Golding
Romola (George Eliot)
Romola
37
George Eliot
Sally Lockhart Quartet (Philip Pullman)
Sally Lockhart Quartet
38
Philip Pullman
Sartoris (William Faulkner)
Sartoris
39
William Faulkner
Something Happened (Joseph Heller)
Something Happened
40
Joseph Heller
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