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1. 1950: The winner of the 1950 National Book Award was number 16 on the February 19, 1950 New York Times Fiction Best Seller List. Written by Nelson Algren and made into a movie starring Frank Sinatra, the plot follows a World War II veteran with a morphine addiction. Name that best seller.
2. 1950: The number one best seller on the New York Times March 26, 1950 Fiction Best Seller List was a novel by John Hersey. The book is in the form of a diary, kept by by a Polish Jew during World War II. Name that book.
3. 1951: The March 25, 1951 best seller list included a James Jones novel that was set in a military base in Hawaii. The movie version starred Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Cliff and Deborah Kerr. Name that book.
4. 1952: A Herman Wouk novel, made into a film starring Humphrey Bogart, was the number 1 best seller for the week of July 13, 1952. The story takes place on a minesweeper during World War II. Name that best seller.
5. 1953: Saul Bellow placed a novel on the New York Times best seller list in October 1953. The novel's opening line is: "I am an American, Chicago born..." Name that best seller.
6. 1955: A novel by Herman Wouk was a best seller in October 1955. The novel followed a Jewish girl, who aspired to be an actress. The story was made into a movie, starring Natalie Wood. Name that best seller.
7. 1956: In March 1956 a political novel by Edwin O'Connor was number 1 on the New York Times best seller list. The novel was made into a movie, starring Spencer Tracy. Name that book.
8. 1957: A novel by Grace Metalious was the number 2 best seller on the March 24 New York Times fiction best seller list. The novel was set in a small New England town and described the secrets and hypocrisy in the small town. The book was made into both a movie and a television series. Name that best seller.
9. 1958: In September 1958 a Vladimir Nabokov novel was the number 1 on the New York Times best seller list. It was rated the fourth best novel of the twentieth century by Modern Library. Name that best seller.
10. 1959: Boris Pasternak authored what novel, which made the New York Times best seller list for fiction in May 1959? A movie starring Omar Sharif followed. Name that novel.
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