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Books That Shaped the 1980s

Rubik's Cubes, Stephen King and Margaret Thatcher – the Eighties have plenty of cultural touchstones. But where to read about them? From Toni Morrison to Tom Wolfe, Alan Hollinghurst to Alice Walker, here are some of the writers who captured the decade best.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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Raymond Carver
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
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Anne Tyler
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
3
Audre Lorde
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
4
Alice Walker
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
5
Susan Hill
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
6
Don Delillo
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
7
Margaret Atwood
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
8
Cormac McCarthy
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
9
Jeanette Winterson
It (Stephen King)
It
10
Stephen King
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
12
Tom Wolfe
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
13
Salman Rushdie
The Swimming Pool Library (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Swimming Pool Library
14
Alan Hollinghurst
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
15
Stephen Hawking
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
16
Roald Dahl
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
17
Mary Gaitskill
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
18
Amy Tan
London Fields (Martin Amis)
London Fields
19
Martin Amis
Remains of the Day (Ishiguro, Kazuo)
Remains of the Day
20
Ishiguro, Kazuo
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