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Facts on File Companion to the American Novel P-Z - Page 2

This a challenge which highlights both the depth and breadth of American literature. It covers works written over more than two centuries, from the mid 18th century to early this century. More importantly, can anyone get close to Tommood's scores on this or the other 2 instalments of this challenge?
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 P-Z.
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The Robber Bridegroom (Eudora Welty)
The Robber Bridegroom
41
Eudora Welty
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly (Hamlin Garland)
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly
42
Hamlin Garland
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
43
Rita Mae Brown
Ryder (Djuna Barnes)
Ryder
44
Djuna Barnes
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater
45
Philip Roth
Salome of the Tenements (Anzia Yezierska)
Salome of the Tenements
46
Anzia Yezierska
The Salt Eaters (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Salt Eaters
47
Toni Cade Bambara
Sanctuary (William Faulkner)
Sanctuary
48
William Faulkner
Save Me the Waltz (Zelda Fitzgerald)
Save Me the Waltz
49
Zelda Fitzgerald
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
50
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Seal Wife (Kathryn Harrison)
The Seal Wife
51
Kathryn Harrison
The Sea-Wolf (Jack London)
The Sea-Wolf
52
Jack London
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day
53
Saul Bellow
Sent for You Yesterday (John Edgar Wideman)
Sent for You Yesterday
54
John Edgar Wideman
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
55
John Knowles
The Shawl
The Shawl
56
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
57
Paul Bowles
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
58
Katherine Anne Porter
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
59
Annie Proux
Show Boat (Edna Ferber)
Show Boat
60
Edna Ferber
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
61
Theodore Dreiser
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
62
Kurt Vonnegut
The Slave (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Slave
63
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Snow White (Donald Barthelme)
Snow White
64
Donald Barthelme
So Big (Edna Ferber)
So Big
65
Edna Ferber
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
66
Ana Castillo
A Son at the Front (Edith Wharton)
A Son at the Front
67
Edith Wharton
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
68
Toni Morrison
The Song of the Lark (Willa Cather)
The Song of the Lark
69
Willa Cather
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
70
William Faulkner
Southern Discomfort
Southern Discomfort
71
The Spectator Bird (Wallace Stegner)
The Spectator Bird
72
Wallace Stegner
A Spy in the House of Love (Anaïs Nin)
A Spy in the House of Love
73
Anaïs Nin
Staggerford Flood (Jon Hassler)
Staggerford Flood
74
Jon Hassler
Steps (Jerzy Kosinski)
Steps
75
Jerzy Kosinski
The Story of Avis (Elizabeth Stuart Phelps)
The Story of Avis
76
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
77
Robert A. Heinlein
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
78
Ann Petry
Studs Lonigan (James T. Farrell)
Studs Lonigan
79
James T. Farrell
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
80
Toni Morrison
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