1960s

Half of a Yellow Sun

Novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George

1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou

1962 science fiction novel by British writer J. G. Ballard

Autobiographical work by American writer Edward Abbey, originally published in 1968