SU 18 20.4 The Piano Teacher

[Kate S]

Both The Piano Teacher and The Piano Teacher are debut novels. Read an author's debut novel.

Please post questions or suggestions about task 20.4 in this thread.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Shelf: Debut Novels

List: Great Debut Novels

And when I googled debut novels there were several smaller lists. Many titles overlap, but there were also a few here and there that appeared nowhere else.

[Rosemary]

I think A High Wind in Jamaica will fit here? Richard Hughes GR profile is rather confused, but Fantastic Fiction is clearer: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/ri...

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Rosemary wrote: "I think A High Wind in Jamaica will fit here? Richard Hughes GR profile is rather confused, but Fantastic Fiction is clearer: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/ri......"

Yes, I think you are correct.

[Deedee]

Science Fiction Debuts: Locus Award Winners by Category, scroll down to
-FIRST NOVEL-
and, from Book Riot,
100 must read science fiction fantasy debut novels and short story collections

[Valerie]

Deedee wrote: "Science Fiction Debuts: Locus Award Winners by Category, scroll down to
-FIRST NOVEL-
and, from Book Riot,
100 must read science fiction fantasy debut novels and short story collections"

Thanks for these links, Deedee.

[Karen Michele]

Valerie wrote: "Deedee wrote: "Science Fiction Debuts: Locus Award Winners by Category, scroll down to
-FIRST NOVEL-
and, from Book Riot,
100 must read science fiction fantasy debut novels and short story collecti..."

I appreciate these lists, too!

[Sam]

Wondering about The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss? She has one other book that's novel-ish (an 80-page two-sided accordion book...) so I'm not sure if this would count as her true debut novel.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Sam wrote: "Wondering about The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss? She has one other book that's novel-ish (an 80-page two-sided accordion book...) so I'm..."

We will accept that.

[Sam]

Great! Thanks!

[Owlette]

I can't determine whether the Group Reads pick Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag is a debut novel. He writes in an Indian language and it looks like Ghachar was his first (and only?) novel translated into English. Does it qualify? Thanks. P.S. Enjoying the author's writing style very much.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Owlette wrote: "I can't determine whether the Group Reads pick Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag is a debut novel. He writes in an Indian language and it looks like Ghachar was his ..."

This does not appear to be his debut, just the first in English.

[Owlette]

I see--thanks.

[Ed]

Would The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston work as her first novel. She has another work The Circle which Wikipedia lists as being published a year earlier...but GR shows as being published in 2005....and it is unclear if it is truly a novel or an incomplete work?

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Ed wrote: "Would The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston work as her first novel. She has another work The Circle which Wikipedia lists as being published a y..."

Fixed the pub date for The Circle on GR to 1903. GR used to have a script which would insert the pub date of the oldest edition in its catalog. We got them to stop because it was so often wrong.

Why do you think it is unclear whether this is a complete novel?

[Ed]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ed wrote: "Would The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston work as her first novel. She has another work The Circle which Wikipedia lists as being pu..."

hmmmm..... I don't know now.... I saw something while researching it myself that suggested that...but I can't find it now. Thanks.

I think it is going to fit 10.8 anyway.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Ed wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ed wrote: "Would The Masquerader by Katherine Cecil Thurston work as her first novel. She has another work The Circle which ..."

OK! And thanks for these - I was going to need to look around for those years for my 20th Century Women project.

[Deedee]

Found this on the Goodreads Awards page: The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize