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Facts on File Companion to the American Novel A-F - Page 2

This a a challenge to test both the depth and breadth of your reading of American literature. It covers works written over more than two centuries, from the mid 18th century to early this century.
These are books discussed at length in "The Facts On File Companion to the American Novel" (Abby H. P. Werlock, 2006). This instalment covers titles from A-F.
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Band of Angels (Robert Penn Warren)
Band of Angels
41
Robert Penn Warren
The Barbarians Are Coming (David Wong Louie)
The Barbarians Are Coming
42
David Wong Louie
The Barracks Thief (Tobias Wolff)
The Barracks Thief
43
Tobias Wolff
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
44
Dorothy Allison
The Beans of Egypt, Maine (Carolyn Chute)
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
45
Carolyn Chute
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
46
Barbara Kingsolver
Bee Season (Myla Goldberg)
Bee Season
47
Myla Goldberg
The Beet Queen (Louise Erdrich)
The Beet Queen
48
Louise Erdrich
Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There
49
Jerzy Kosinski
A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
50
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
51
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
52
Toni Morrison
Benito Cereno (Herman Melville)
Benito Cereno
53
Herman Melville
Bid Me to Live (H.D.)
Bid Me to Live
54
H.D.
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
55
Raymond Chandler
Billy Budd, Sailor (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd, Sailor
56
Herman Melville
The Bird Artist (Howard Norman)
The Bird Artist
57
Howard Norman
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
58
Richard Wright
Black Oxen (Gertrude Atherton)
Black Oxen
59
Gertrude Atherton
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
60
Rudolpho Anaya
The Blithedale Romance (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Blithedale Romance
61
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
62
Cormac McCarthy
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
63
Toni Morrison
Blu's Hanging (Lois-Ann Yamanaka)
Blu's Hanging
64
Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Bone (Fae Myenne Ng)
Bone
65
Fae Myenne Ng
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
66
Tom Wolfe
A Book of Common Prayer (Joan Didion)
A Book of Common Prayer
67
Joan Didion
The Book of Daniel (E.L. Doctorow)
The Book of Daniel
68
E.L. Doctorow
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
69
Edmund White
Bread Givers (Anzia Yezierska)
Bread Givers
70
Anzia Yezierska
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
71
Truman Capote
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
72
Thornton Wilder
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
73
Jay McInerney
Brown Girl Brownstones
Brown Girl Brownstones
74
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
75
Herman Wouk
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
76
Henry Roth
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
77
Jack London
The "Canary" Murder Case (S S Van Dine)
The "Canary" Murder Case
78
S S Van Dine
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
79
Jean Toomer
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
80
John Steinbeck
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