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This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1950s, as determined by Publishers Weekly. [1] The list features the most popular novels of each year from 1950 through 1959 . The standards set for inclusion in the lists – which, for example, led to the exclusion of the novels in the Harry Potter series from the lists for the ...
The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-World War II era. [1] The bulk of their work was published and popularized by Silent Generationers in the 1950s, better known as Beatniks.
Book Author January 1: The Egyptian: Mika Waltari: January 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 February 5 February 12 February 19: The Parasites: Daphne du Maurier: February 26 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26: The Wall: John Hersey: April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30: The Cardinal: Henry Morton Robinson: May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 ...
Robert Silverberg, in a 2010 essay, argued that the true Golden Age was the 1950s, and that the "Golden Age" of the 1940s was a kind of "false dawn". "Until the decade of the fifties", Silverberg wrote, "there was essentially no market for science fiction books at all"; the audience supported only a few special interest small presses.
October 16 – C. S. Lewis's children's portal allegorical fantasy novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, is published by Geoffrey Bles in London, first of the seven-book The Chronicles of Narnia. [3] December 20 – Poet T. S. Eliot expresses concerns about "the television habit" in a letter to The Times ...
The 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has had a lasting influence [1] [2] as it remains both a bestseller [3] and a frequently challenged book. [3] [4] Numerous works in popular culture have referenced the novel.
Pages in category "1950s books" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. County Books series; D.
Gangrene (book) Garden of Shadows; German Lottery; The Gift (Steel novel) Gilead (novel) Ginger You're Barmy; The Girl Next Door (Ketchum novel) Go Set a Watchman; The Go-Between; God's Helicopter; The Godfather Returns; The Godfather (novel) The Golden Age (London novel) The Greatcoat; Das grüne Ungeheuer