Fiction of 1960
Explore the best fiction books of 1960—a curated list of classic novels and hidden gems from a transformative year in literature. Discover must-reads that defined the era.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
The story of an Indian girl who lived alone for 18 years on an island.
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Tristessa
by Jack Kerouac
Based on Jack Kerouac's own real-life love affair in Mexico City, this is the story of a man's ill-fated relationship with a woman he portrays …
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The Violent Bear It Away
by Flannery O'Connor
"A back country orphan struggles to defy his uncle's prophesy that he will become a baptist prophet"--NoveList.
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Rabbit, Run
by John Updike
“A lacerating story of loss and of seeking, written in prose that is charged with emotion but is always held under impeccable control.”—Kansas City Star …
