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A History of American Literature Part One: Strange Realities, Adequate Fictions - Page 4

These are books published post-1940 that are discussed in Chapter 11 (the final chapter) of "From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature". Chapter 11 is within the section "Modernism in the American Grain".
This is the first instalment of a maximum of eleven, depending on the level of interest shown. The instalments will be published in more or less reverse chronological order.
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Fiction and the Figures of Life (William Gass)
Fiction and the Figures of Life
121
William Gass
Omensetter's Luck (William H. Gass)
Omensetter's Luck
122
William H. Gass
Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife (William H. Gass)
Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife
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William H. Gass
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country and Other Stories (William H. Gass)
In the Heart of the Heart of the Country and Other Stories
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William H. Gass
Pricksongs and Descants (Robert Coover)
Pricksongs and Descants
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Robert Coover
Gerald's Party (Robert Coover)
Gerald's Party
126
Robert Coover
A Night at the Movies (Robert Coover)
A Night at the Movies
127
Robert Coover
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America
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Richard Brautigan
The Hawkline Monster (Richard Brautigan)
The Hawkline Monster
129
Richard Brautigan
Sixty Stories (Donald Barthelme)
Sixty Stories
130
Donald Barthelme
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
131
William Gaddis
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
132
William Gaddis
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
Carpenter's Gothic
133
William Gaddis
Take It or Leave It (Raymond Federman)
Take It or Leave It
134
Raymond Federman
How German Is It (Walter Abish)
How German Is It
135
Walter Abish
V (Thomas Pynchon)
V
136
Thomas Pynchon
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
137
Raymond Carver
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
138
Richard Ford
Lake Wobegon Days (Garrison Keillor)
Lake Wobegon Days
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Garrison Keillor
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
140
Tom Wolfe
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
141
Jay McInerney
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
142
Bret Easton Ellis
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
143
Marge Piercy
Don Quixote (Kathy Acker)
Don Quixote
144
Kathy Acker
Pictures From an Institution (Randall Jarrell)
Pictures From an Institution
145
Randall Jarrell
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
146
Jack Kerouac
Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl
147
Allen Ginsberg
Kaddish (Allen Ginsberg)
Kaddish
148
Allen Ginsberg
Four Quartets (T.S. Eliot)
Four Quartets
149
T.S. Eliot
The Pisan Cantos (Ezra Pound)
The Pisan Cantos
150
Ezra Pound
Paterson (William Carlos Williams)
Paterson
151
William Carlos Williams
Dutchman (Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones)
Dutchman
152
Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones
Black Magic: Sabotage, Target Study, Black Art (Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones)
Black Magic: Sabotage, Target Study, Black Art
153
Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones
Heart-Shape in the Dust (Robert Hayden)
Heart-Shape in the Dust
154
Robert Hayden
Annie Allen (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Annie Allen
155
Gwendolyn Brooks
A Street in Bronzeville (Gwendolyn Brooks)
A Street in Bronzeville
156
Gwendolyn Brooks
On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose, 1966-1978 (Adrienne Rich)
On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose, 1966-1978
157
Adrienne Rich
Land of Unlikeness (Robert Lowell)
Land of Unlikeness
158
Robert Lowell
Lord Weary's Castle (Robert Lowell)
Lord Weary's Castle
159
Robert Lowell
Life Studies (Robert Lowell)
Life Studies
160
Robert Lowell
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