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Literature in the 1940s - Page 4

A list of major works (novels, plays, poetry) from different countries in the world published in the 1940's.
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Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
Thomas Mann
122
The Ethics of Ambiguity (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone De Beauvoir
123
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style
Raymond Queneau
124
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
Primo Levi
125
The Maids (Jean Genet)
The Maids
Jean Genet
126
The Path to the Nest of Spiders (Italo Calvino)
The Path to the Nest of Spiders
Italo Calvino
127
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
John Steinbeck
128
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
129
Un Roi Sans Divertissement (Jean Giono)
Un Roi Sans Divertissement
Jean Giono
130
The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
The Slaves of Solitude
Patrick Hamilton
131
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
132
The Wayward Bus (John Steinbeck)
The Wayward Bus
John Steinbeck
133
What Is Literature? (Jean-Paul Sartre)
What Is Literature?
Jean-Paul Sartre
134
Dirty Hands, the Flies, the Respectful Prostitute (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Dirty Hands, the Flies, the Respectful Prostitute
Jean-Paul Sartre
135
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene
136
House of Liars (Elsa Morante)
House of Liars
Elsa Morante
137
Kinfolk (Pearl S. Buck)
Kinfolk
Pearl S. Buck
138
The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
139
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Truman Capote
140
Pedigree (Georges Simenon)
Pedigree
Georges Simenon
141
Peony (Pearl Buck)
Peony
Pearl Buck
142
Le Roi Pêcheur (Julien Gracq)
Le Roi Pêcheur
Julien Gracq
143
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
Yasunari Kawabata
144
Summer and Smoke (Tennessee Williams)
Summer and Smoke
Tennessee Williams
145
Taken at the Flood (Agatha Christie)
Taken at the Flood
Agatha Christie
146
Tales of the South Pacific (James A. Michener)
Tales of the South Pacific
James A. Michener
147
Viper in the Fist (Hervé Bazin)
Viper in the Fist
Hervé Bazin
148
The Wisdow of the Sands (Saint-Exupéry)
The Wisdow of the Sands
Saint-Exupéry
149
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
150
L'agnese Va a Morire (Renata Viganò)
L'agnese Va a Morire
Renata Viganò
151
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories
Jorge Luis Borges
152
The Beautiful Summer (Cesare Pavese)
The Beautiful Summer
Cesare Pavese
153
The Cocktail Party
The Cocktail Party
154
Confessions of a Mask (Yukio Mishima)
Confessions of a Mask
Yukio Mishima
155
Coup De Grâce (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Coup De Grâce
Marguerite Yourcenar
156
Crooked House (Agatha Christie)
Crooked House
Agatha Christie
157
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
158
L'europe Buissonnière (Antoine Blondin)
L'europe Buissonnière
Antoine Blondin
159
The Golden Apples (Eudora Welty)
The Golden Apples
Eudora Welty
160
The Grand Design (John Dos Passos)
The Grand Design
John Dos Passos
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