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San Francisco Chronicle's 100 Best Fiction of the American West of the 20th Century - Page 2

"The best books of the 20th century written in or about, or by an author from, the Western United States. Based on a reader poll, these two lists first appeared in the paper in the spring and fall of 1999"
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Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
41
Dalton Trumbo
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
42
Amy Tan
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
43
James Ellroy
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
44
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Laughing Boy (Oliver La Farge)
Laughing Boy
45
Oliver La Farge
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
46
Ursula K Le Guin
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man
47
Thomas Berger
The Living (Annie Dillard)
The Living
48
Annie Dillard
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Sherman Alexie)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
49
Sherman Alexie
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
50
Larry McMurtry
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
51
Louise Erdrich
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
52
Evelyn Waugh
Lying Low (Diane Johnson)
Lying Low
53
Diane Johnson
Making History (Carolyn See)
Making History
54
Carolyn See
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
55
Dashiell Hammett
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
56
Philip K. Dick
Mariette in Ecstasy (Ron Hansen)
Mariette in Ecstasy
57
Ron Hansen
McTeague (Frank Norris)
McTeague
58
Frank Norris
The Milagro Beanfield War (John Nichols)
The Milagro Beanfield War
59
John Nichols
The Mistress of Spices (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
The Mistress of Spices
60
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkey Wrench Gang
61
Edward Abbey
Montana 1948 (Larry Watson)
Montana 1948
62
Larry Watson
Mrs. Bridge (Evan S. Connell, Jr.)
Mrs. Bridge
63
Evan S. Connell, Jr.
My Name Is Aram (William Saroyan)
My Name Is Aram
64
William Saroyan
Nobody's Angel (Thomas McGuane)
Nobody's Angel
65
Thomas McGuane
Oil! (Upton Sinclair)
Oil!
66
Upton Sinclair
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
67
Jack Kerouac
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident
68
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
The Palace Thief (Ethan Canin)
The Palace Thief
69
Ethan Canin
Paso Por Aqui (Eugene Manlove Rhodes)
Paso Por Aqui
70
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
71
Joan Didion
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
72
James M. Cain
Rabbit Boss (Thomas Sanchez)
Rabbit Boss
73
Thomas Sanchez
Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey)
Riders of the Purple Sage
74
Zane Grey
A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It
75
Norman MacLean
The River Why (David James Duncan)
The River Why
76
David James Duncan
Rock Springs (Richard Ford)
Rock Springs
77
Richard Ford
Rose (Martin Cruz Smith)
Rose
78
Martin Cruz Smith
Rumors of Peace (Ella Leffland)
Rumors of Peace
79
Ella Leffland
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
80
Jack Schaefer
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