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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
1
Norman Mailer
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
2
James Jones
The Young Lions (Irwin Shaw)
The Young Lions
3
Irwin Shaw
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
4
Herman Wouk
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
5
Joseph Heller
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
6
Thomas Pynchon
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
7
Kurt Vonnegut
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (Sloan Wilson)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
8
Sloan Wilson
The Lonely Crowd (David Riesman)
The Lonely Crowd
9
David Riesman
The Hidden Persuaders (Vance Packard)
The Hidden Persuaders
10
Vance Packard
The Status Seekers (Vance Packard)
The Status Seekers
11
Vance Packard
The Organization Man (William H. Whyte)
The Organization Man
12
William H. Whyte
White Collar (C. Wright Mills)
White Collar
13
C. Wright Mills
The Power Elite (C Wright Mills)
The Power Elite
14
C Wright Mills
The Affluent Society (John Kenneth Galbraith)
The Affluent Society
15
John Kenneth Galbraith
Ten North Frederick (John O'Hara)
Ten North Frederick
16
John O'Hara
The Wapshot Chronicle (John Cheever)
The Wapshot Chronicle
17
John Cheever
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
18
John Updike
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
19
Arthur Miller
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day
20
Saul Bellow
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
22
Ralph Ellison
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
23
Jack Kerouac
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
24
Philip Roth
The Assistant (Bernard Malamud)
The Assistant
25
Bernard Malamud
Shadows on the Hudson (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Shadows on the Hudson
26
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Why We Can't Wait (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Why We Can't Wait
27
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Strength to Love (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Strength to Love
28
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
29
Betty Friedan
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night
30
Norman Mailer
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
31
Truman Capote
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
32
Truman Capote
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
33
Tom Wolfe
Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers (Tom Wolfe)
Radical Chic and Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers
34
Tom Wolfe
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
35
Tom Wolfe
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
36
Tom Wolfe
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
37
Ken Kesey
Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan)
Trout Fishing in America
38
Richard Brautigan
V (Thomas Pynchon)
V
39
Thomas Pynchon
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
40
Thomas Pynchon
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