Query: Debut novels from 1957
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Temple of Gold
The Mystic Masseur (novel)
The Divine and the Decay
The Wapshot Chronicle
The Black Cloud
The Comforters
The Green Odyssey
Evidence from documents: The Temple of Gold: '''''The Temple of Gold''''' is a 1957 novel by William Goldman. It was Goldman's first novel, and launched his career.
The Mystic Masseur (novel): '''''The Mystic Masseur''''' is a comic novel by V. S. Naipaul. It is set in colonial Trinidad and was published in London in 1957.


The novel is about a frustrated writer of Indian descent who rises from an impoverished background to become a successful politician on the back of his dubious talent as a 'mystic' masseur — a masseur who can cure illnesses.
The Divine and the Decay: '''''The Divine and the Decay''''' is a 1957 novel by the Welsh writer Bill Hopkins.
The Wapshot Chronicle: '''''The Wapshot Chronicle''''' is the debut novel by American author John Cheever about an eccentric family that lives in a Massachusetts fishing village. Published in 1957
The Black Cloud: '''''The Black Cloud''''' is a 1957 science fiction novel by British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.
The Comforters: Although completed in late 1955, the book was not published until 1957.
The Green Odyssey: '''''The Green Odyssey''''' is an American science fiction novel written by Philip José Farmer. It was Farmer's first book-length publication, originally released by Ballantine in 1957