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1001 American Books to Read Before You Die - Page 12

This list only includes books published up to and including 2010. No poetry or drama. Mostly literature with a few non-fiction included. It also includes writers who have emigrated to the the U.S. and have continued their writing careers here. Thanks for coming!
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
441
Maya Angelou
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man
442
Cornell Woolrich
I See by My Outfit
I See by My Outfit
443
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
444
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
445
Isaac Asimov
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
446
James Baldwin
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
447
Chester Himes
Imagining Argentina (Lawrence Thornton)
Imagining Argentina
448
Lawrence Thornton
In America (Susan Sontag)
In America
449
Susan Sontag
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
450
Truman Capote
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country (William H. Gass)
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
451
William H. Gass
In the Lake of the Woods
In the Lake of the Woods
452
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
453
Hughes
In Memorium to Identity (Kathy Acker)
In Memorium to Identity (Kathy Acker)
454
In a Shallow Grave (James Purdy)
In a Shallow Grave
455
James Purdy
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
456
Julia Alvarez
In Watermelon Sugar (Richard Brautigan)
In Watermelon Sugar
457
Richard Brautigan
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
458
Richard Ford
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
459
David Foster Wallace
The Inland Sea (Donald Richie)
The Inland Sea
460
Donald Richie
The Innocents Abroad (Mark Twain)
The Innocents Abroad
461
Mark Twain
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
462
Jhumpa Lahiri
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
463
Anne Rice
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
464
Colson Whitehead
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
465
Iron and Silk
Iron and Silk
466
The Iron Heel (Jack London)
The Iron Heel
467
Jack London
It (Stephen King)
It
468
Stephen King
It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here
469
Jaguars Ripped My Flesh (Tim Cahill)
Jaguars Ripped My Flesh
470
Tim Cahill
Jayber Crow (Wendell Berry)
Jayber Crow
471
Wendell Berry
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
472
Toni Morrison
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
473
Denis Johnson
John Dos Passos: U.S.A
John Dos Passos: U.S.A
474
John Henry Days
John Henry Days
475
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
476
Dalton Trumbo
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
477
Amy Tan
Joyce Carol Oates: Them
Joyce Carol Oates: Them
478
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
479
William Gaddis
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
480
Gore Vidal
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