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Dalkey Archive Press: Overlooked Works of Fiction

This is a good list if you wish to broaden your reading horizons.
"We asked our academic and bookstore advisors across the country to respond to a number of questions. The following list [was] compiled from their responses." (Dalkey Archive Press)
01-48: Overlooked works specifically mentioned in the source list
49-70: Two representative works of overlooked authors (my choices)
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Chromos (Felipe Alfau)
Chromos
1
Felipe Alfau
Locos (Felipe Alfau)
Locos
2
Felipe Alfau
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
3
James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
4
James Baldwin
Silk (Alessandro Baricco)
Silk
5
Alessandro Baricco
Revenge of the Lawn (Richard Brautigan)
Revenge of the Lawn
6
Richard Brautigan
The Abortion (Brautigan)
The Abortion
7
Brautigan
So the Wind Won't Blow It Away (Richard Brautigan)
So the Wind Won't Blow It Away
8
Richard Brautigan
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
9
Wilkie Collins
62: A Model Kit (Julio Cortazar)
62: A Model Kit
10
Julio Cortazar
The Gift of Stones (Jim Crace)
The Gift of Stones
11
Jim Crace
Days Between Stations
Days Between Stations
12
A Man's Place (Annie Ernaux)
A Man's Place
13
Annie Ernaux
Simple Passion (Annie Ernaux)
Simple Passion
14
Annie Ernaux
A Woman's Story (Annie Ernaux)
A Woman's Story
15
Annie Ernaux
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
16
Richard Fariña
Under the Frog (Tibor Fischer)
Under the Frog
17
Tibor Fischer
Kalimantaan (C.S. Godshalk)
Kalimantaan
18
C.S. Godshalk
Dream Boy (Jim Grimsley)
Dream Boy
19
Jim Grimsley
Winter Birds (Jim Grimsley)
Winter Birds
20
Jim Grimsley
Let's Fall in Love (Carol De Chellis Hill)
Let's Fall in Love
21
Carol De Chellis Hill
Corregidora (Gayl Jones)
Corregidora
22
Gayl Jones
Blood Lake and Other Stories (Jim Krusoe)
Blood Lake and Other Stories
23
Jim Krusoe
Okla Hannali (R.A. Lafferty)
Okla Hannali
24
R.A. Lafferty
The Age of Wire and String
The Age of Wire and String
25
The Conversions (Harry Mathews)
The Conversions
26
Harry Mathews
Canone Inverso (Paolo Maurensig)
Canone Inverso
27
Paolo Maurensig
Diana of the Crossways (George Meredith)
Diana of the Crossways
28
George Meredith
The Last Life (Claire Messud)
The Last Life
29
Claire Messud
Lost in Translation (Nicole Mones)
Lost in Translation
30
Nicole Mones
The Octopus (Frank Norris)
The Octopus
31
Frank Norris
A Prayer for the Dying (Stewart O'Nan)
A Prayer for the Dying
32
Stewart O'Nan
The Journal of Albion Moonlight (Kenneth Patchen)
The Journal of Albion Moonlight
33
Kenneth Patchen
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
34
Mervyn Peake
Titus Alone (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Alone
35
Mervyn Peake
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
36
Mervyn Peake
Aliens of Affection (Padgett Powell)
Aliens of Affection
37
Padgett Powell
Edisto Revisited (Padget Powell)
Edisto Revisited
38
Padget Powell
Typical: Stories
Typical: Stories
39
The Radetzsky March (Joseph Roth, Trans. Michael Hofmann)
The Radetzsky March
40
Joseph Roth, Trans. Michael Hofmann
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