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In reply to the discussion: Do you have a favorite "obscure" 20th Century novel/novelist? [View all]smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)56. Betty Smith
Author of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". I first read it in 7th grade and have probably read it at least 12 times since then. It was probably my one of my favorite childhood books (there are others, but they would not be considered "obscure" .
It's probably not that well known, but it was popular enough to be made into a film back in the late 40's. She wrote the book in the 40's but it was set back in the early part of the 20th century and was about a young, impoverished girl's coming of age in Brooklyn, NY with her beloved alcoholic father, her hardworking, but stern mother and her resilient, yet less sensitive and intelligent, younger brother.
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A good friend of mine, who was a professional writer, knew Michael Shea very well
red dog 1
Oct 2019
#42
Ross Thomas aka Oliver Bleek. Writer of mystery/political thrillers/spy novels/conmen
TeamPooka
Oct 2019
#11
Carson McCULLERS: Reflections in a Golden Eye; Heart/Lonely Hunter; Member/Wedding
UTUSN
Oct 2019
#22
Have not read it, but I'll see if I can order it from the library...It sounds great!
red dog 1
Oct 2019
#40
Not really "obscure" but "Confederate General from Big Sur" by Richard Brautigan
MatthewHatesTrump2
Nov 2019
#50
Not sure if it qualifies as "obscure" if he won the Nobel Prize for Literature
GumboYaYa
Nov 2019
#62