Decade Reading Challenge - 20th Century - hosted by caribbeangirlreading

1940s
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Albert Camus

212 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller

112 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction classics play dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World

Sarah Weinman

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier

Frenchman's Creek

Daphne du Maurier

260 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

fiction classics historical romance adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Bertolt Brecht

123 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

fiction play challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Demelza (Serie Poldark # 2) by Winston Graham

Demelza (Serie Poldark # 2)

The Poldark Saga #2

Winston Graham

528 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction historical emotional medium-paced
Ross Poldark by Winston Graham

Ross Poldark

The Poldark Saga #1

Winston Graham

464 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
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