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Best Classics of the 1950s

The best classics books first published in the 1950s, ranked — a focused list of 7 titles.

The Crucible Arthur Miller · 1953 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett · 1953 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Pedro Paramo Juan Rulfo · 1955 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Long Day's Journey Into Night Eugene O'Neill · 1956 Essential Read See details →
A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry · 1959 Essential Read See details →
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger · 1951 Recommended See details →
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway · 1952 Recommended See details →

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