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New York Times Notable Fiction of 1985

Here is a list of New York Times' Notable Fiction of the year 1985. How many of these have you read?
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
1
Anne Tyler
Always Coming Home (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
2
Ursula K. Le Guin
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
3
Jamaica Kincaid
The Assault (Harry Mulisch)
The Assault
4
Harry Mulisch
The Beans of Egypt, Maine (Carolyn Chute)
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
5
Carolyn Chute
Betsey Brown (Ntozake Shange)
Betsey Brown
6
Ntozake Shange
Briarpatch (Ross Thomas)
Briarpatch
7
Ross Thomas
The Call (John Hersey)
The Call
8
John Hersey
Caracole (Edmund White)
Caracole
9
Edmund White
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
Carpenter's Gothic
10
William Gaddis
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
11
John Irving
Collected Stories (Tennessee Williams)
Collected Stories
12
Tennessee Williams
The Complete Short Stories of Muriel Spark (Muriel Spark)
The Complete Short Stories of Muriel Spark
13
Muriel Spark
Continental Drift
Continental Drift
14
The Cunning Little Vixen (Rudolf Tesnohlidek)
The Cunning Little Vixen
15
Rudolf Tesnohlidek
Do Lord Remember Me (Julius Lester)
Do Lord Remember Me
16
Julius Lester
The Dutch Blue Error (William G. Tapply)
The Dutch Blue Error
17
William G. Tapply
Equal Distance (Brad Leithauser)
Equal Distance
18
Brad Leithauser
The Fifth Son (Elie Wiesel)
The Fifth Son
19
Elie Wiesel
The Finishing School (Gail Godwin)
The Finishing School
20
Gail Godwin
Fire Watch (Connie Willis)
Fire Watch
21
Connie Willis
Fiskadoro
Fiskadoro
22
Fletch Won (Gregory Mcdonald)
Fletch Won
23
Gregory Mcdonald
Foreign Land (Jonathan Raban)
Foreign Land
24
Jonathan Raban
Fortune's Daughter (Alice Hoffman)
Fortune's Daughter
25
Alice Hoffman
Foxybaby (Elizabeth Jolley)
Foxybaby
26
Elizabeth Jolley
Free Live Free (Gene Wolfe)
Free Live Free
27
Gene Wolfe
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
28
Kurt Vonnegut
Glitz
Glitz
29
The Good Terrorist (Doris Lessing)
The Good Terrorist
30
Doris Lessing
Greasy Lake & Other Stories
Greasy Lake & Other Stories
31
The Hard Knocker's Luck (William Murray)
The Hard Knocker's Luck
32
William Murray
Helliconia Winter (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia Winter
33
Brian Aldiss
Her First American (Lore Segal)
Her First American
34
Lore Segal
Home Truths (Mavis Gallant)
Home Truths
35
Mavis Gallant
Honorable Men (Louis Auchincloss)
Honorable Men
36
Louis Auchincloss
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
37
Anita Brookner
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
38
Isabel Allende
The Image and Other Stories (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Image and Other Stories
39
Isaac Bashevis Singer
In Country
In Country
40
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