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1952Invisible ManExplains the endingNovel / Social novelRalph Ellison / United StatesRecap: Useful recapIdentity / Race1952The Bridge over the River KwaiExplains the endingCompare with the filmWar novel / Historical fictionPierre Boulle / FranceRecap: Strong recapDuty / Pride1952The Old Man and the SeaExplains the endingNovella / Literary fictionErnest Hemingway / United StatesRecap: Fast recapEndurance / Pride1951The Catcher in the RyeExplains the endingNovel / Coming-of-age fictionJ. D. Salinger / United StatesRecap: Useful recapAlienation / Grief1951The End of the AffairExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / RomanceGraham Greene / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapJealousy / Faith1951The SentinelExplains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / Short storyArthur C. Clarke / United KingdomRecap: Fast recapDiscovery / Evolution1949The Story of the Trapp Family SingersCompare with the filmMemoir / Family historyMaria von Trapp / United StatesRecap: Fast recapFamily / Music1947The PlagueExplains the endingPhilosophical novel / Allegorical fictionAlbert Camus / FranceRecap: Useful recapIllness / Duty1946The PianistExplains the endingCompare with the filmMemoir / War memoirWladyslaw Szpilman / PolandRecap: Useful recapSurvival / War
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