Depressing Books about The 40s

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22 books

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers

Similar Novels 82%

The Little Prince

The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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The Stranger

The Stranger
Albert Camus

Similar Novels 86%

Native Son

Native Son
Richard Wright

Similar Novels 80%

The Diary of a Young Girl

The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank

Similar Novels 92%

Animal Farm

Animal Farm
George Orwell

Similar Novels 92%

The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer

Similar Novels 82%

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh

Similar Novels 88%

Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon
Arthur Koestler

Similar Novels 90%

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway

Similar Novels 82%

The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams

Similar Novels 88%

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams

Similar Novels 80%

Hiroshima

Hiroshima
John Hersey

Similar Novels 82%

Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton

Similar Novels 90%

Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano
Malcolm Lowry

Similar Novels 70%

The Pearl

The Pearl
John Steinbeck

Similar Novels 70%

No Exit

No Exit
Jean-Paul Sartre

Similar Novels 84%

Death Be Not Proud

Death Be Not Proud
John Gunther

Similar Novels 86%

Cannery Row
John Steinbeck

Similar Novels 92%

Earth Abides

Earth Abides
George R. Stewart

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