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200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature - Page 4

To celebrate their 200th anniversary, The Center for Fiction came up with a list of the 200 works of fiction that had the most impact on American readers, writers, and culture over these past two centuries.
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
121
Isabel Allende
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
122
Gloria Naylor
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
123
Raymond Carver
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
124
Sandra Cisneros
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
125
Louise Erdrich
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
126
William Gibson
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
127
Angela Carter
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
128
Marguerite Duras
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
129
Milan Kundera
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
130
Cormac McCarthy
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
131
Margaret Atwood
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
132
Toni Morrison
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
133
Paul Auster
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
134
Mary Gaitskill
Nervous Conditions (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Nervous Conditions
135
Tsitsi Dangarembga
The George Miles Cycle (Dennis Cooper)
The George Miles Cycle
136
Dennis Cooper
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
137
Amy Tan
Sexing the Cherry (Jeanette Winterson)
Sexing the Cherry
138
Jeanette Winterson
To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life (Hervé Guibert)
To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life
139
Hervé Guibert
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
140
Tim O'Brien
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
141
Bret Easton Ellis
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
142
Dorothy Allison
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
143
Denis Johnson
The Emigrants (W.G. Sebald)
The Emigrants
144
W.G. Sebald
The English Patient
The English Patient
145
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
146
Donna Tartt
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
147
Ernest J. Gaines
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
148
Octavia E. Butler
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
149
Leslie Feinberg
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
150
Annie Proulx
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
151
Julia Alvarez
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
152
Haruki Murakami
That Time of Year (Marie)
That Time of Year
153
Marie
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
154
David Foster Wallace
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
155
Don Delillo
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
156
Orhan Pamuk
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
157
Michael Cunningham
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
158
Barbara Kingsolver
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
159
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
160
Michael Chabon
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