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Books That Defined the 1970s

History may like to remember the 1970s as gloomy, but it was also a decade of fascinating social and cultural change. From Toni Morrison to Thomas Pynchon, Germaine Greer to Robert Persig, here are the authors who captured it best.
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
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Toni Morrison
The Female Eunuch (Germaine Greer)
The Female Eunuch
2
Germaine Greer
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.
3
Judy Blume
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
4
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
5
Hunter S. Thompson
The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
The Joy of Sex
6
Alex Comfort
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
7
Erica Jong
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
8
Thomas Pynchon
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
9
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M. Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
10
Robert M. Pirsig
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
11
Alex Haley
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
12
Marge Piercy
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (Raymond Carver)
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
13
Raymond Carver
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
14
Stephen King
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden
15
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
16
Irish Murdoch
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
17
John Irving
The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks
18
Angela Carter
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
19
William Styron
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
20
Douglas Adams
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