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200 Quintessential Books of the 1970s - Page 4

A list of 200+ must read books that defined the 1970s. Books may be fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, or drama. All had their first English language publication between 1970 and 1979. Limit of two titles per author.
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Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
121
E.M. Forster
Memoirs (Tennessee Willams)
Memoirs
122
Tennessee Willams
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkey Wrench Gang
123
Edward Abbey
The Monster at the End of This Book (Jon Stone)
The Monster at the End of This Book
124
Jon Stone
Moosewood Cookbook
Moosewood Cookbook
125
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters)
A Morbid Taste for Bones
126
Ellis Peters
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
127
Robert C. O'Brien
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
128
Chaim Potok
Narrow Rooms (James Purdy)
Narrow Rooms
129
James Purdy
The Nigger Factory (Gil Scott-Heron)
The Nigger Factory
130
Gil Scott-Heron
Nine Princes in Amber (Roger Zelazny)
Nine Princes in Amber
131
Roger Zelazny
The Odessa File (Frederick Forsyth)
The Odessa File
132
Frederick Forsyth
Of Walking in Ice (Werner Herzog)
Of Walking in Ice
133
Werner Herzog
On Photography
On Photography
134
Open Veins of Latin America (Eduardo Galeono)
Open Veins of Latin America
135
Eduardo Galeono
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
136
Eudora Welty
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
137
Fran Ross
Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
138
Edward W. Said
The Other (Thomas Tryon)
The Other
139
Thomas Tryon
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paulo Freire)
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed
140
Paulo Freire
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
141
Petals of Blood
Petals of Blood
142
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
143
The Pinballs (Betsy Byars)
The Pinballs
144
Betsy Byars
Post Office
Post Office
145
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
146
The Quick and the Dead (Louis Lamour)
The Quick and the Dead
147
Louis Lamour
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
148
Arthur C. Clarke
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
149
Hubert Selby Jr.
Roadside Picnic
Roadside Picnic
150
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
151
Mildred Taylor
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
152
Ruby (Rosa Guy)
Ruby
153
Rosa Guy
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
154
Rita Mae Brown
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo
155
Ntozake Shange
The Savage God (A. Alvarez)
The Savage God
156
A. Alvarez
Second-Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second-Class Citizen
157
Buchi Emecheta
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (John Ashbery)
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
158
John Ashbery
Sexual Politics (Kate Millett)
Sexual Politics
159
Kate Millett
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
160
Stephen King
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