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300 Literary Works, 300 Authors - Page 4

Here are 300 "literary" works of fiction, poetry, and theater that I recommend by 300 different authors. I don't really like the word "literary," because it doesn't mean much, but I use it here just to make a distinction between these works and the genre fiction I put in an earlier list.
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Descent (Tim Johnston)
Descent
121
Tim Johnston
English Creek (Ivan Doig)
English Creek
122
Ivan Doig
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
Terms of Endearment
123
Larry McMurtry
The Sisters Rosenweig (Wendy Wasserstein)
The Sisters Rosenweig
124
Wendy Wasserstein
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
125
Peter Carey
The Lion in Winter (James Goldman)
The Lion in Winter
126
James Goldman
The Children's Hour (Lillian Hellman)
The Children's Hour
127
Lillian Hellman
The Song Is You (Arthur Phillips)
The Song Is You
128
Arthur Phillips
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
129
John Steinbeck
The People, Yes (Carl Sandburg)
The People, Yes
130
Carl Sandburg
The Imperfectionists
The Imperfectionists
131
Lush Life (Richard Price)
Lush Life
132
Richard Price
The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Martin Mcdonagh)
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
133
Martin Mcdonagh
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
134
David Nicholls
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
135
Peter Heller
Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
136
Wallace Stegner
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
137
John Green
The Humans (Matt Haig)
The Humans
138
Matt Haig
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
139
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
140
Henry Fielding
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
141
Jess Walter
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance
142
Telegraph Avenue (Michael Chabon)
Telegraph Avenue
143
Michael Chabon
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
144
Ray Bradbury
The Great Santini (Pat Conroy)
The Great Santini
145
Pat Conroy
Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)
Doubt
146
John Patrick Shanley
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
147
Chad Harbach
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
148
Per Petterson
In the Skin of the Lion (Michael Ondaatje)
In the Skin of the Lion
149
Michael Ondaatje
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
150
Anne Tyler
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
151
Walter Tevis
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
152
Chaim Potok
Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbitt
153
Sinclair Lewis
I'll Steal You Away (Niccolò Ammaniti)
I'll Steal You Away
154
Niccolò Ammaniti
Crimes of the Heart (Beth Henley)
Crimes of the Heart
155
Beth Henley
In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
156
Julia Alvarez
Lost City Radio (Daniel Alarcón)
Lost City Radio
157
Daniel Alarcón
A Better Angel (Chris Adrian)
A Better Angel
158
Chris Adrian
Crescent (Diana Abu-Jaber)
Crescent
159
Diana Abu-Jaber
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
160
Aravind Adiga
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