1947


The Diary of a Young Girl
The Pearl
The Plague
Under the Volcano
A Streetcar Named Desire
Goodnight Moon
Every Man Dies Alone
Exercises in Style
Survival in Auschwitz
The Slaves of Solitude
In a Lonely Place
L'écume des jours
Doctor Faustus
The Dry Heart
Tales of the South Pacific
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWest with the Night by Beryl MarkhamThe Time of the Assassins by Henry MillerI Rode With Stonewall by Henry Kyd DouglasMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1940s
104 books — 11 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Plague by Albert CamusGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsMisty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
Best Books 1947
67 books — 34 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysRose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
263 books — 168 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisFarmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. TolkienAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryStuart Little by E.B. White
Best Fantasy of the 40s
47 books — 52 voters


Fritz Leiber
And Ningauble began to sort out in his mind the details of the Mouser's story, treasuring it the more because he knew it was an improvisation, his favorite proverb being, "He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows. ...more
Fritz Leiber, Swords in the Mist

Rohit Gore
The real reason for Father Braganza's laughter was the history of Amrapur. It was a quaint town, nestled amidst barren mountains. The Hindus and Muslims living there were perpetually warring with each other, reacting violently at the slightest provocation. It had started a long time ago, this squabble, and had escalated into a terrible war. Some people say it started centuries ago, but many believe it started when the country gave one final, fierce shrug to rid itself of British rule. The shrug ...more
Rohit Gore, A Darker Dawn

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