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Great Debuts (six of the best)
The Naked and the Dead (Flamingo Modern Classics)The Naked and the Dead (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Norman Mailer
Buy used from: £0.27
A brilliant War story with a twisted surreal ending, a stunning achievment by a then 25 year old Mailer.
Vernon God LittleVernon God Little by DBC Pierre
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01
The best American novel of the century so far and the most original Booker winner for a long time.
Tropic of Cancer (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)Tropic of Cancer (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Henry Miller
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £2.50
Sordid and sensual, a journey through the seedy under belly of 1930s Paris. With plenty of 'C U next tuesdays' thrown in for good measure.
Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics)Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £3.82
This man is much more than just 1984 and Animal Farm, this is a cutting study of poverty and homelessness
The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J. Salinger
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £1.99
Everyone should be a given a copy of this book on their 16th birthday. Beware the phonies.
DublinersDubliners by James Joyce
Buy new: £2.50 / Used from: £0.01
A consice collection of wonderful short stories by a man who most people agree was a genius.