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1961 novels
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The list 1961 novels includes
The Three Robbers, The Carpetbaggers, Kaze no bushi, The Old Men at the Zoo and The Pale Horse.
The list consists of 43 members
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The Old Men at the Zoo
1961 novel by Angus Wilson
Overview: The Old Men at the Zoo is a novel written by Angus Wilson, first published in 1961 by Secker and Warburg and by Penguin books in 1964. It was adapted, with many changes—nuclear bombing of London, not ...Release date: 15 September 1983Genre: ComedyDirector: Stuart BurgeProducer: Jonathan PowellWriter: Troy Kennedy-Martin, Angus WilsonSatirical piece set in a zoo, which is plunged into a crisis when a giraffe escapes.
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The Three Robbers
2007 German film
Overview: The Three Robbers is a children's book by Tomi Ungerer. There was a 6-minute animated adaptation released in 1972 by Gene Deitch.Release date: 18 October 2007Genre: Comedy, Family, Crime, AnimationDirector: Hayo FreitagCast: Joachim Król, Bela B. Felsenheimer, Charly Hübner, Katharina Thalbach, Elena Kreil, Konstantin SeldenstückerProducer: Hayo Freitag, Tomi UngererThree robbers pilfer from the countryside until they are charmed by a young orphan girl. 0
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The Carpetbaggers
1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins
Overview: The Carpetbaggers is a 1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title. The prequel Nevada Smith (1966) was also based on a character in the novel. 0
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Thunderball
Novel by Ian Fleming
Overview: Thunderball is the ninth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, and the eighth full-length Bond novel. It was first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 27 March 1961, where the initial print run ... 0
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Kaze no bushi
1964 Japanese filmOverview: Kaze no Bushi (風の武士) is a 1961 jidaigeki novel by Ryōtarō Shiba (the author of Fukurō no Shiro). It has been adapted into a 1960-1961 TV series and a Toei Company 1964 color chanbara film under the same ...Genre: Action, Drama, History, RomanceDirector: Tai Katô 0
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The Pale Horse
1961 novel by Agatha Christie
Overview: The Pale Horse is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1961, and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following ...Release date: 13 July 1997Genre: MysteryDirector: Charles BeesonProducer: Adrian Bate, Liz BuntonWriter: Agatha Christie, Alma Cullen 0
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Tell Me a Riddle
book by Tillie Olsen
Overview: Tell Me a Riddle is a collection of short fiction by Tillie Olsen first published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. in 1961. 0
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Un Nos Ola Leuad
book by Caradog Prichard
Overview: Un Nos Ola Leuad (One Moonlit Night) is a novel written by Welsh writer Caradog Prichard. It was first published in 1961. It has been translated into English by Philip Mitchell. 0
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White Horse Neighs in the Western Wind
1961 novel by Jin Yong
Overview: "White Horse Neighs in the Western Wind", also translated as "Swordswoman Riding West on White Horse", is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first published in 1961 in the Hong Kong newspaper ... 0
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The Thief and the Dogs
1961 novel by Naguib MahfouzOverview: The Thief and the Dogs (Arabic: اللص والكلاب; al-liṣ wal-kilāb) is one of the Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's most celebrated works. He further developed his theme of existentialism using stream-of-c ... 0
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Overview: Fantômette is a series of 52 volumes created in 1961 by Georges Chaulet. The books were destined for young readers and feature a female superhero named Fantômette. It was published in the "Bibliothèque ... 0
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No One Writes to the Colonel
1961 novella by Gabriel García Márquez
Overview: No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a novella written by the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez. It also gives its name to a short story collection. García ... 0
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The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
1961 wuxia novel by Jin Yong
Overview: The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, also translated as The Sword and the Knife, is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and the third part of the Condor Trilogy, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes ... 0
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The Temple of the Wild Geese
1961 Japanese novella
Overview: The Temple of the Wild Geese (Japanese: 雁の寺, Hepburn: Gan no tera) is an autobiographical novella by Japanese writer Tsutomu Mizukami first published in 1961. It received the Naoki Prize the same year ... 0
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The Jumbie Bird
Novel by Ismith KhanOverview: The Jumbie Bird is the first novel by Trinidad and Tobago-born novelist Ismith Khan. Published in 1961, the semi-autobiographical novel tells the story of the Khan family, an Indo-Trinidadian Muslim family ... 0
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Spirit Lake (book)
novel
Overview: Spirit Lake is a 1961 novel by MacKinlay Kantor. It is set in Iowa during the era of Manifest Destiny, and depicts the epoch through a patchwork of numerous characters, families, and factions. The book ... 0
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The Transgressors
1961 novel by Jim Thompson
Overview: The Transgressors is a crime novel by Jim Thompson, published in 1961. It is one of a very few Thompson novels to feature a traditional love story as a major part of the plot where the lovers have a happy ... 0
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Wand of Noble Wood
1961 novel by Onuora NzekwuOverview: Wand of Noble Wood is a 1961 novel by Nigerian author Onoura Nzekwu, which was later republished by Heinemann as part of the important African Writers Series. The novel has been compared to Achebe's No ... 0
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The Road (Anand novel)
book by Mulk Raj AnandOverview: The Road is a 1961 English-language novel by Mulk Raj Anand. The main character Bhikhu bears many similarities to the character Bakha in Anand's earlier novel Untouchable. 0
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Dharmashree
book by S. L. Bhyrappa
Overview: Dharmashree is a Kannada language novel written by S L Bhyrappa. This novel is about a man living who is a true believer of Sanathana Dharma. He converts to Christianity to marry a girl for his true love ... 0
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