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New York Times Notable Fiction of 1981

Here is a list of New York Times' Notable Fiction of the year 1981. How many of these have you read?
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30 for a Harry (Richard Hoyt)
30 for a Harry
1
Richard Hoyt
American Rose (Julia Markus)
American Rose
2
Julia Markus
Angel of Light (Joyce Carol Oates)
Angel of Light
3
Joyce Carol Oates
Apple Crunch (Frederic Vincent Huber)
Apple Crunch
4
Frederic Vincent Huber
The Art of Living and Other Stories (John Gardner)
The Art of Living and Other Stories
5
John Gardner
At Paradise Gate (Jane Smiley)
At Paradise Gate
6
Jane Smiley
Baby Love (Joyce Maynard)
Baby Love
7
Joyce Maynard
The Balloon Affair (Marion Margery)
The Balloon Affair
8
Marion Margery
Black Mountain Breakdown (Lee Smith)
Black Mountain Breakdown
9
Lee Smith
Bogmail (Patrick McGinley)
Bogmail
10
Patrick McGinley
The Books of Ebenezer Le Page (G.B. Edwards)
The Books of Ebenezer Le Page
11
G.B. Edwards
Canary (Tony Cohan)
Canary
12
Tony Cohan
The Care of Time (Eric Ambler)
The Care of Time
13
Eric Ambler
Cities of the Red Night (William S. Burroughs)
Cities of the Red Night
14
William S. Burroughs
Collected Stories
Collected Stories
15
The Collected Stories of Caroline Gordon (Caroline Gordon)
The Collected Stories of Caroline Gordon
16
Caroline Gordon
The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen
17
Elizabeth Bowen
The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Spencer (Elizabeth Spencer)
The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Spencer
18
Elizabeth Spencer
The Company of Women (Mary Gordon)
The Company of Women
19
Mary Gordon
The Country (David Plante)
The Country
20
David Plante
Creation (Gore Vidal)
Creation
21
Gore Vidal
Daddy's Girl (Beverly Lowry)
Daddy's Girl
22
Beverly Lowry
Darlin' Bill (Jerome Charyn)
Darlin' Bill
23
Jerome Charyn
Death and the Good Life (Richard Hugo)
Death and the Good Life
24
Richard Hugo
Death Bed (Stephen Greenleaf)
Death Bed
25
Stephen Greenleaf
Death of a Literary Widow (Robert Barnard)
Death of a Literary Widow
26
Robert Barnard
Divide the Night (Wessel Ebersohn)
Divide the Night
27
Wessel Ebersohn
Double Negative (David Carkeet)
Double Negative
28
David Carkeet
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers
29
Easy Travel to Other Planets (Ted Mooney)
Easy Travel to Other Planets
30
Ted Mooney
Echoes of Zero (Ross H. Spencer)
Echoes of Zero
31
Ross H. Spencer
Ellis Island and Other Stories (Mark Helprin)
Ellis Island and Other Stories
32
Mark Helprin
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style
33
Raymond Queneau
A Few Green Leaves (Barbara Pym)
A Few Green Leaves
34
Barbara Pym
Fool's Mate (Ritchie Perry)
Fool's Mate
35
Ritchie Perry
Gemini (Michel Tournier)
Gemini
36
Michel Tournier
A Gift Horse and Other Stories (Kate Cruise O'Brien)
A Gift Horse and Other Stories
37
Kate Cruise O'Brien
The Glitter Dome (Joseph Wambaugh)
The Glitter Dome
38
Joseph Wambaugh
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
39
Martin Cruz Smith
Graphite (Varlam Shalamov)
Graphite
40
Varlam Shalamov
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