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City on the Shelf: Literary Fiction Set in Chicago

That's "literary," as in "no genre novels," as in no dystopian teen romance, detective novels, or "urban fantasy," whatever that might be. And that's "fiction" as in no "Devil in the White City," mob histories, or sociological essays. You got that? Good. Where's the beer at?
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
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Saul Bellow
The Cliff-Dwellers
The Cliff-Dwellers
2
The Coast of Chicago: Stories
The Coast of Chicago: Stories
3
The Dean's December
The Dean's December
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Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
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Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
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Saul Bellow
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift
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Saul Bellow
The Smartest Kid on Earth (Jimmy Corrigan)
The Smartest Kid on Earth
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Jimmy Corrigan
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
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Upton Sinclair
The Last Catholic in America
The Last Catholic in America
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The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project
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Letting Go (Phillip Roth)
Letting Go
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Phillip Roth
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm
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Nelson Algren
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
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Richard Wright
The Neon Wilderness
The Neon Wilderness
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Never Come Morning
Never Come Morning
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Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
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Theodore Dreiser
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy
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Trumbull Park
Trumbull Park
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Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes
Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes
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