I came to this book later in life, but it still is wonderful.

On September 1, 1952, Life Magazine published the novella in its entirety and it sold over five million copies in just two days.

It was published as a novel in 1952 and won the coveted Pulitzer prize. He then won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954.

His life ended sadly as pain and depression overtook him because of massive health issues and he committed suicide in 1961.

Open thread.