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300 Literary Works, 300 Authors - Page 5

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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The Complete Poems of Elizabeth Bishop (Elizabeth Bishop)
The Complete Poems of Elizabeth Bishop
161
Elizabeth Bishop
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
162
Betty Smith
The Family Fang (Kevin Wilson)
The Family Fang
163
Kevin Wilson
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
164
Peter Shaffer
Clay's Quilt (Silas House)
Clay's Quilt
165
Silas House
'Night, Mother (Marsha Norman)
'Night, Mother
166
Marsha Norman
So Brave, Young and Handsome (Leif Enger)
So Brave, Young and Handsome
167
Leif Enger
God of Carnage (Yasmina Reza)
God of Carnage
168
Yasmina Reza
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
169
Arthur Miller
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
170
Alice Sebold
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows)
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
171
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
172
Gary Shteyngart
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
173
Colum McCann
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
174
Khaled Hosseini
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
175
Henrik Ibsen
The Vaults (Toby Ball)
The Vaults
176
Toby Ball
The Center of Everything (Laura Moriarty)
The Center of Everything
177
Laura Moriarty
Rant (Chuck Palahniuk)
Rant
178
Chuck Palahniuk
Shadowlands (William Nicholson)
Shadowlands
179
William Nicholson
Crossing California (Adam Langer)
Crossing California
180
Adam Langer
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
181
Haruki Murakami
The Monkeywrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkeywrench Gang
182
Edward Abbey
Homer & Langley (E.L. Doctorow)
Homer & Langley
183
E.L. Doctorow
Five Skies (Ron Carlson)
Five Skies
184
Ron Carlson
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
185
Nevil Shute
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
186
Tim Winton
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
187
Booth Tarkington
Godless (Pete Hautman)
Godless
188
Pete Hautman
The Bear Went Over the Mountain (William Kotzwinkle)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
189
William Kotzwinkle
The Hippopotamus
The Hippopotamus
190
The Black Arrow (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Black Arrow
191
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Good Terrorist (Doris Lessing)
The Good Terrorist
192
Doris Lessing
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
193
Elif Shafak
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
194
Willa Cather
The Warden (Anthony Trollope)
The Warden
195
Anthony Trollope
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
196
Günter Grass
The Clarinet Polka (Keith Maillard)
The Clarinet Polka
197
Keith Maillard
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
198
Alice Munro
Vernon God Little (DBC Pierre)
Vernon God Little
199
DBC Pierre
Little Children (Tom Perrotta)
Little Children
200
Tom Perrotta
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