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American Prose Since 1945: Realism and Experimentation

This challenge lists specific books discussed in an online article "American Prose Since 1945: Realism and Experimentation." The general areas of discussion are as below. I think list challengers who enjoy tales of Western USA will particularly enjoy 'The new regionalism' books.
01-07: The realist legacy and the late 1940s
08-26: The affluent but alienated 1950s
27-47: The turbulent but creative 1960s
48-69: The 1970s and 1980s: New directions
70-120: The new regionalism
Due to broken links in the source article etc, I have also included appropriate works of several authors including John Cheever, John Updike, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Edgar Wideman, Toni Morrison & Shelby Foote.
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The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
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From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
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The Young Lions (Irwin Shaw)
The Young Lions (Irwin Shaw)
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The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
8
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Sloan Wilson)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Sloan Wilson)
9
The Lonely Crowd (David Riesman)
The Lonely Crowd (David Riesman)
10
The Hidden Persuaders (Vance Packard)
The Hidden Persuaders (Vance Packard)
11
The Status Seekers (Vance Packard)
The Status Seekers (Vance Packard)
12
The Organization Man (William H. Whyte)
The Organization Man (William H. Whyte)
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White Collar (C. Wright Mills)
White Collar (C. Wright Mills)
14
The Power Elite (C Wright Mills)
The Power Elite (C Wright Mills)
15
The Affluent Society (John Kenneth Galbraith)
The Affluent Society (John Kenneth Galbraith)
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Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
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The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
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Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
19
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
20
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
21
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
22
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
23
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
24
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
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The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
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Shadows on the Hudson (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Shadows on the Hudson (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
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Why We Can't Wait (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Why We Can't Wait (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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Strength to Love (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Strength to Love (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
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The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
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Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers (Tom Wolfe)
Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers (Tom Wolfe)
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The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
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Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
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V (Thomas Pynchon)
V (Thomas Pynchon)
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
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