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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1950-1959 - Page 5

IMHO, the 1950's are a golden decade of American fiction. Do you agree?
This is the 6th instalment of my chronology of American fiction. It is a list of novels, novellas & short story collections by American authors published in 1950-1959. There are 7 Pulitzer Prize winners & all 10 National Book Award winners as well as works by Nobel Prize winners Bellow, Faulkner, Hemingway, Steinbeck and I.B. Singer.
Click on the link to go to the previous instalment, which covers 1960-1969.
The source is "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004).
The books by year are are:
1950: 1-23
1951: 24-42
1952: 43-62
1953: 63-79
1954: 80-98
1955: 99-118
1956: 119-136
1957: 137-156
1958: 157-173
1959: 174-200
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New Orleans Sketches (William Faulkner)
New Orleans Sketches
William Faulkner
162
The Hard Blue Sky (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Hard Blue Sky
Shirley Ann Grau
163
Tambourines to Glory (Langston Hughes)
Tambourines to Glory
Langston Hughes
164
The Sundial (Shirley Jackson)
The Sundial
Shirley Jackson
165
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
166
The Subterraneans (Jack Kerouac)
The Subterraneans
Jack Kerouac
167
The Ugly American (William Lederer and Eugene Burdick)
The Ugly American
William Lederer and Eugene Burdick
168
The Magic Barrel (Bernard Malamud)
The Magic Barrel
Bernard Malamud
169
From the Terrace
From the Terrace
170
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
171
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
172
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
Leon Uris
173
The Long Dream (Richard Wright)
The Long Dream
Richard Wright
174
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
Saul Bellow
175
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
William S. Burroughs
176
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon
177
Mrs. Bridge (Evan S. Connell, Jr.)
Mrs. Bridge
Evan S. Connell, Jr.
178
The Tents of Wickedness (Peter De Vries)
The Tents of Wickedness
Peter De Vries
179
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
Allen Drury
180
The Mansion (William Faulkner)
The Mansion
William Faulkner
181
The Optimist (Herbert Gold)
The Optimist
Herbert Gold
182
The War Lover (John Hersey)
The War Lover
John Hersey
183
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
184
The Pistol (James Jones)
The Pistol
James Jones
185
Doctor Sax (Jack Kerouac)
Doctor Sax
Jack Kerouac
186
Maggie Cassidy (Jack Kerouac)
Maggie Cassidy
Jack Kerouac
187
Mexico City Blues (Jack Kerouac)
Mexico City Blues
Jack Kerouac
188
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
189
Return to Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Return to Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
190
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
James. A. Michener
191
A Commodity of Dreams (Howard Nemerov)
A Commodity of Dreams
Howard Nemerov
192
The Little Disturbances of Man (Grace Paley)
The Little Disturbances of Man
Grace Paley
193
Malcolm (James Purdy)
Malcolm
James Purdy
194
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
Philip Roth
195
Happy Families Are All Alike (Peter Taylor)
Happy Families Are All Alike
Peter Taylor
196
The Poorhouse Fair
The Poorhouse Fair
197
The Same Door (John Updike)
The Same Door
John Updike
198
Pocho (Jose Antonio Villareal)
Pocho
Jose Antonio Villareal
199
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
200
The Cave (Robert Penn Warren)
The Cave
Robert Penn Warren
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