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THE 10 BOOKS THAT DEFINED THE 1950s

From Lit Hub, a list of 10 books that, if read together, would give a fair picture of the landscape of literary culture for that decade—both as it was and as it is remembered. Here is the list for the 1950s.
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
2
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
3
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
4
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkein)
5
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
6
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
7
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
8
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
9
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus (Leon Uris)
10
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
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