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New York Times Notable Fiction of 1997

Here is a list of New York Times' Notable Fiction of the year 1997. How many of these have you read?
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Abbreviating Ernie (Peter Lefcourt)
Abbreviating Ernie
1
Peter Lefcourt
The Actual (Saul Bellow)
The Actual
2
Saul Bellow
The Aguero Sisters (Christina Garcia)
The Aguero Sisters
3
Christina Garcia
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
4
Margaret Atwood
ALL AROUND ATLANTIS: Stories (Deborah Eisenberg)
ALL AROUND ATLANTIS: Stories
5
Deborah Eisenberg
Already Dead (Denis Johnson)
Already Dead
6
Denis Johnson
Altered States (Anita Brookner)
Altered States
7
Anita Brookner
Andorra (Peter Cameron)
Andorra
8
Peter Cameron
Asylum (Patrick McGrath)
Asylum
9
Patrick McGrath
At the Owl Woman Saloon (Tess Gallagher)
At the Owl Woman Saloon
10
Tess Gallagher
The Ax (Donald Westlake)
The Ax
11
Donald Westlake
Bear and His Daughter: Stories (Robert Stone)
Bear and His Daughter: Stories
12
Robert Stone
Because They Wanted to (Mary Gaitskill)
Because They Wanted To
13
Mary Gaitskill
Believers: A Novella and Stories (Charles Baxter)
Believers: A Novella and Stories
14
Charles Baxter
Benjamin's Crossing (Jay Parini)
Benjamin's Crossing
15
Jay Parini
Bob the Gambler (Frederick Barthelme)
Bob the Gambler
16
Frederick Barthelme
The Book of Famous Iowans (Douglas Bauer)
The Book of Famous Iowans
17
Douglas Bauer
A Book of Memories (Péter Nádas)
A Book of Memories
18
Péter Nádas
The Bookshop (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Bookshop
19
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Boy Who Went Away (Eli Gottlied)
The Boy Who Went Away
20
Eli Gottlied
Briar Rose (Robert Coover)
Briar Rose
21
Robert Coover
Bright Angel Time (Martha McPhee)
Bright Angel Time
22
Martha McPhee
Byrne (Anthony Burgess)
Byrne
23
Anthony Burgess
California's Over (Louis B. Jones)
California's Over
24
Louis B. Jones
The Case Has Altered (Martha Grimes)
The Case Has Altered
25
Martha Grimes
A Change of Climate
A Change of Climate
26
A Change of Gravity (George V. Higgins)
A Change of Gravity
27
George V. Higgins
Cimarron Rose (James Lee Burke)
Cimarron Rose
28
James Lee Burke
Circumnavigation (Steve Lattimore)
Circumnavigation
29
Steve Lattimore
City on Fire (Walter Jon Williams)
City on Fire
30
Walter Jon Williams
The Clairvoyant (Marian Thurm)
The Clairvoyant
31
Marian Thurm
Clay's Ark (Octavia Butler)
Clay's Ark
32
Octavia Butler
Cloud Chamber (Michael Dorris)
Cloud Chamber
33
Michael Dorris
The Club Dumas (Arturo Perez-Reverte)
The Club Dumas
34
Arturo Perez-Reverte
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
35
Charles Frazier
The Collected Poems of Amy Clampitt (Amy Clampitt)
The Collected Poems of Amy Clampitt
36
Amy Clampitt
The Collected Stories (Paul Theroux)
The Collected Stories
37
Paul Theroux
Comeback (Richard Stark)
Comeback
38
Richard Stark
The Complete Stories (Bernard Malamud)
The Complete Stories
39
Bernard Malamud
Creek Walk and Other Stories (Molly Giles)
Creek Walk and Other Stories
40
Molly Giles
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