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Literary Fiction · 1940s

Best Literary Fiction of the 1940s

The best literary fiction books first published in the 1940s, ranked — a focused list of 7 titles.

The Power and the Glory Graham Greene · 1940 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers · 1940 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
The Stranger Albert Camus · 1942 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith · 1943 Essential Read See details →
The Plague Albert Camus · 1947 Essential Read See details →
Animal Farm George Orwell · 1945 Recommended See details →
Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1949 Recommended See details →

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