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| 1952 |
| | | In his novel East of Eden John Steinbeck develops the biblical theme of Cain and Abel in a family saga set in California | |
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| 1953 |
| | | Saul Bellow publishes The Adventures of Augie March, a novel about the experiences of a young Chicago Jew | |
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| 1953 |
| | | English author L.P. Hartley sets his novel The Go-Between in the summer of 1900 | |
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| 1953 |
| | | James Bond, agent 007, has a licence to kill in Ian Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale | |
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| 1953 |
| | | South African author Nadine Gordimer publishes her first novel, The Lying Days | |
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| 1954 |
| | | Anglo-Irish novelist Iris Murdoch publishes her first novel, Under the Net | |
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| 1954 |
| | | 19-year-old Françoise Sagan has a major international success with her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse | |
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| 1954 |
| | | English author Kingsley Amis's first novel, Lucky Jim, strikes an anti-establishment chord | |
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| 1954 |
| | | William Golding gives a chilling account of schoolboy savagery in his first novel, Lord of the Flies | |
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| 1955 |
| | | Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American is set in contemporary Vietnam and foresees troubles ahead | |
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