One Hit Wonders (in literature)
We're familiar with "one hit wonders" in music - maybe even film.  But what about literature?  We've taken a few liberties with this list, while attempting to reflect the spirit of the phenomenon.
 The bell jar by Plath, Sylvia.   The bell jar
Plath, Sylvia.
This extraordinary work--echoing Plath's own experiences as a rising writer/editor in the early 1950 ...
 
 To kill a mockingbird by Lee, Harper.   To kill a mockingbird
Lee, Harper.
 
 The god of small things by Roy, Arundhati.   The god of small things
Roy, Arundhati.
"The year is 1969. In the state of Kerala, on the southernmost tip of India, a skyblue Plymouth with ...
 
 The Perks of being a wallflower by Chbosky, Stephen.   The Perks of being a wallflower
Chbosky, Stephen.
A haunting coming of age novel told in a series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the l ...
 
 Gone with the wind by Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949.   Gone with the wind
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949.
After the Civil War sweeps away the genteel life to which she has been accustomed, Scarlett O'Hara s ...
 
 Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848   Wuthering Heights
Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848
 
 Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878.   Black Beauty
Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878.
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
 
 A confederacy of dunces by Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969.   A confederacy of dunces
Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969.
A fat New Orleans misanthrope who constantly rebukes society, Ignatius Reilly, gets a job at his mot ...
 
 Doctor Zhivago by Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960.   Doctor Zhivago
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960.
 
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