On the Road
1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States
1950s
11/22/63
Novel by Stephen King about a time traveller who attempts to prevent the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963 . It is the 60th book published by Stephen King, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name
The Haunting of Hill House
1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson
The Old Man and the Sea
Novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cayo Blanco , and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith
The Tin Drum
1959 novel by Gnter Grass
The End of the Affair
1951 novel by British author Graham Greene, as well as the title of two feature films that were adapted from the novel
Life and Fate
Novel by Vasily Grossman, written in the Soviet Union in 1959 and published in 1980. Technically, it is the second half of the author’s conceived two-part book under the same title
The Feminine Mystique
Book by Betty Friedan, widely credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the United States
The Recognitions
1955 debut novel of US author William Gaddis