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Classics · 1940s

Best Classics of the 1940s

The best classics books first published in the 1940s, ranked — a focused list of 6 titles.

Chess Story Stefan Zweig · 1942 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Ficciones Jorge Luis Borges · 1944 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh · 1945 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley · 1945 Essential Read See details →
A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams · 1947 Essential Read See details →
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller · 1949 Essential Read See details →

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