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New York Times Notable Fiction of 1988

Here is a list of New York Times' Notable Fiction of the year 1988. How many of these have you read?
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Anthills of the Savannah (Chinua Achebe)
Anthills of the Savannah
1
Chinua Achebe
The Antipeople (Sony Labou Tansi)
The Antipeople
2
Sony Labou Tansi
Anything for Billy (Larry McMurtry)
Anything for Billy
3
Larry McMurtry
Ark Sakura (Kobo Abe)
Ark Sakura
4
Kobo Abe
The Assignation (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Assignation
5
Joyce Carol Oates
Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
6
Mary Gaitskill
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
7
Barbara Kingsolver
The Beautiful Room Is Empty
The Beautiful Room Is Empty
8
Be-Bop, Re-Bop (Xam Wilson Cartier)
Be-Bop, Re-Bop
9
Xam Wilson Cartier
Black Box
Black Box
10
Black Hearts and Slow Dancing (Earl W. Emerson)
Black Hearts and Slow Dancing
11
Earl W. Emerson
Blood Shot (Sara Paretsky)
Blood Shot
12
Sara Paretsky
The Book and the Brotherhood (Iris Murdoch)
The Book and the Brotherhood
13
Iris Murdoch
Born Brothers (Larry Woiwode)
Born Brothers
14
Larry Woiwode
Breaking Gentle (Beverly Lowry)
Breaking Gentle
15
Beverly Lowry
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
16
Anne Tyler
The Bridge of Lost Desire (Samuel R. Delany)
The Bridge of Lost Desire
17
Samuel R. Delany
The Captain and the Enemy (Graham Greene)
The Captain and the Enemy
18
Graham Greene
Chatterton (Peter Ackroyd)
Chatterton
19
Peter Ackroyd
The Coming Triumph of the Free World (Rick Demarinis)
The Coming Triumph of the Free World
20
Rick Demarinis
Curfew (Jose Donoso)
Curfew
21
Jose Donoso
The Death of Methuselah (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Death of Methuselah
22
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Downriver (Loren D. Estleman)
Downriver
23
Loren D. Estleman
Drowning Towers (George Turner)
Drowning Towers
24
George Turner
E Is for Evidence (Sue Grafton)
E Is for Evidence
25
Sue Grafton
Emperor of the Air (Ethan Canin)
Emperor of the Air
26
Ethan Canin
Empire of the Senseless (Kathy Acker)
Empire of the Senseless
27
Kathy Acker
Fair and Tender Ladies (Lee Smith)
Fair and Tender Ladies
28
Lee Smith
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
A Far Cry From Kensington
29
Muriel Spark
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
30
Doris Lessing
Firefly Summer (Maeve Binchy)
Firefly Summer
31
Maeve Binchy
The Floatplane Notebooks (Clyde Edgerton)
The Floatplane Notebooks
32
Clyde Edgerton
Freaky Deaky
Freaky Deaky
33
The Gold Coast (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Gold Coast
34
Kim Stanley Robinson
Good Hearts (Reynolds Price)
Good Hearts
35
Reynolds Price
He Got Hungry and Forgot His Manners (Jimmy Breslin)
He Got Hungry and Forgot His Manners
36
Jimmy Breslin
The Hearts and Lives of Men (Fay Weldon)
The Hearts and Lives of Men
37
Fay Weldon
The Heat Death of the Universe and Other Stories (Pamela Zoline)
The Heat Death of the Universe and Other Stories
38
Pamela Zoline
Her Own Terms (Judith Grossman)
Her Own Terms
39
Judith Grossman
Herb 'N' Lorna (Eric Kraft)
Herb 'N' Lorna
40
Eric Kraft
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