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Books on the AP Literature Open-Ended Essay 1971-2022

All the books that (I believe) have been included on the AP Literature Open-Ended Essay from 1971-2022.
Some of these books have only appeared once or twice.... others (like Wuthering Heights or Great Expectations) appear over and over again. Some authors, like Shakespeare, are also likely to be represented yearly.
BEST OF LUCK to all students taking the exam this year!!!!
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Absolom, Absolom! (William Faulkner)
Absolom, Absolom!
1
William Faulkner
Adam Bede (George Eliot)
Adam Bede
2
George Eliot
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
3
Saul Bellow
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4
Mark Twain
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
5
Virgil
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
6
Edith Wharton
Agnes of God (John Pielmeier)
Agnes of God
7
John Pielmeier
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
8
Paulo Coelho
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
9
Margaret Atwood
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
10
Robert Penn Warren
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
11
Anthony Doerr
All My Sons (Arthur Miller)
All My Sons
12
Arthur Miller
All Over Creation (Ruth Ozeki)
All Over Creation
13
Ruth Ozeki
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
14
Cormac McCarthy
America Is in the Heart (Carlos Bulosan)
America Is in the Heart
15
Carlos Bulosan
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
16
Theodore Dreiser
The American (Henry James)
The American
17
Henry James
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
18
Philip Roth
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
19
Tony Kushner
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
20
Wallace Stegner
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
21
Leo Tolstoy
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
22
James Baldwin
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
23
Sophocles
Antony and Cleopatra (William Shakespeare)
Antony and Cleopatra
24
William Shakespeare
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
25
Mordecai Richler
Arcadia (Lauren Groff)
Arcadia
26
Lauren Groff
The Armies of the Night (Norman Mailer)
The Armies of the Night
27
Norman Mailer
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
28
William Faulkner
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
29
William Shakespeare
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
30
Ian McEwan
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
31
James Weldon Johnson
Awake and Sing! (Clifford Odets)
Awake and Sing!
32
Clifford Odets
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
33
Kate Chopin
The Bear (William Faulkner)
The Bear
34
William Faulkner
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
35
Toni Morrison
Beowolf (Unknown)
Beowolf
36
Unknown
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
37
V.S. Naipaul
Benito Cereno (Herman Melville)
Benito Cereno
38
Herman Melville
Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd
39
Herman Melville
The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter)
The Birthday Party
40
Harold Pinter
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