The Year 1959: A pivotal year

Explore the most pivotal books of 1959 that shaped literature and culture. Discover timeless classics and groundbreaking works from this transformative year.

1959 books pivotal
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Doctor Zhivago

by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak

An epic novel of Russia before and during the Revolution.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover

by D.H. Lawrence

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING THE CROWN’S EMMA CORRIN AND UNBROKEN’S JACK O’CONNELL Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence’s last novel is one …
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Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

In 1959, Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist, takes his four young daughters, his wife, and his mission to the Belgian Congo -- a place, …
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Ugly American

by William J. Lederer

The ineffectual Ambassador is just one of the handicaps facing the Americans as Southeast Asia becomes increasingly involved with Communism.
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Advise and Consent

by Allen Drury

Probes the drama and maneuvering surrounding the choice of an American Secretary of State.
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Hawaii

by James Albert Michener

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Random House, 1959.
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