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The logic of this post is to list some novels that the author could have published and that'd have been enough to set them up as major in the writing history, even if they do have lots of other great works. Like Cervantes with  Don Quixote  . I'm going with books published after 1950. Some of these will probably be the only good book the author really did (like   Catch 22). In no particular order: 20.  The Catcher in the Rye - 1951 - United States of America - English by J.D. Salinger 19. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, or  : how violence develops and where it can lead ( Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann) - 1974- Germany - German by Heinrich B ö ll  18. The Master and Margarita - 1967 - Soviet Union - Russian by Mikhail Bulgakov 17. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death - 1969- United States of America- English by...

Disclaimer: I'm sure there will be many authors I've missed out simply because I haven't heard of them. It is impossible for me to read anything not published or translated into English or French. Or works that I cannot get a hold of even if translations exist ( the book market in Trinidad is a bit limited. It's not a perfect world). I'm making guesses with the material I have and hopefully the guesses are good. In no particular order: 12. Ian McEwan -  England Language: English Genres: Novels; Short Stories; Children's Stories; Plays; Screenplays; Libretto Reference Works: The Comfort of Strangers (1981); Amsterdam (1988); Atonement (2001);On Chesil Beach (2007) 11. Nuruddin Farah - Somalia Language: English, Somali Genres: Novels; Plays; Essays Reference Works: From A Crooked Rib (1970); A Naked Needle (1976); Variations on  the Theme of An African Dictatorship (trilogy)- 1979-1983 10. Kamau Brathwaite - Barbados Language: English ...