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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1980-1989

This is the 3rd instalment of my chronology of American fiction. It is a list of novels, novellas & short story collections by American authors published in 1980-1989. It includes Pulitzer Prize, PEN/Faulkner Award & National Book Award winners. There are also several works by Nobel Prize winners. Click on the link to go to the previous instalment, which covers 1990-1994.
The source is "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004).
The books by year are are:
1980: 1-29
1981: 30--59
1982: 60-93
1983: 94-115
1984: 116-144
1985: 145-176
1986: 177--206
1987: 207-233
1988: 234-260
1989: 261-283
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How German Is It? (Walter Abish)
How German Is It?
1
Walter Abish
The Salt Eaters (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Salt Eaters
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Toni Cade Bambara
Falling in Place (Ann Beattie)
Falling in Place
3
Ann Beattie
Neighbors (Thomas Berger)
Neighbors
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Thomas Berger
Fifty Stories (Kay Boyle)
Fifty Stories
5
Kay Boyle
Water Music (T.C. Boyle)
Water Music
6
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Music for Chameleons (Truman Capote)
Music for Chameleons
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Truman Capote
Horn of Africa (Philip Caputo)
Horn of Africa
8
Philip Caputo
Loon Lake (E. L. Doctorow)
Loon Lake
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E. L. Doctorow
Finding a Girl in America (Andre Dubus)
Finding a Girl in America
10
Andre Dubus
The Bleeding Heart (Marilyn French)
The Bleeding Heart
11
Marilyn French
Freddy's Book (John Gardner)
Freddy's Book
12
John Gardner
He/She (Herbert Gold)
He/She
13
Herbert Gold
The Transit of Venus (Shirley Hazzard)
The Transit of Venus
14
Shirley Hazzard
The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast
15
Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout Jones (Erica Jong)
Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout Jones
16
Erica Jong
Peace Breaks Out (John Knowles)
Peace Breaks Out
17
John Knowles
Whispers (Dean Koontz)
Whispers
18
Dean Koontz
Plains Song (Wright Morris)
Plains Song
19
Wright Morris
Bellefleur (Joyce Carol Oates)
Bellefleur
20
Joyce Carol Oates
The Second Coming
The Second Coming
21
Vida (Marge Piercy)
Vida
22
Marge Piercy
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker
23
Tom Robbins
The Scapegoat (Mary Lee Settle)
The Scapegoat
24
Mary Lee Settle
Barn Blind (Jane Smiley)
Barn Blind
25
Jane Smiley
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
26
John Kennedy Toole
Morgan's Passing (Anne Tyler)
Morgan's Passing
27
Anne Tyler
Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
28
The Very Rich Hours of Count Von Stauffenberg (Paul West)
The Very Rich Hours of Count Von Stauffenberg
29
Paul West
Sixty Stories (Donald Barthelme)
Sixty Stories
30
Donald Barthelme
Reinhart's Women (Thomas Berger)
Reinhart's Women
31
Thomas Berger
The Chaneysville Incident (David Bradley)
The Chaneysville Incident
32
David Bradley
Cities of the Red Night (William S. Burroughs)
Cities of the Red Night
33
William S. Burroughs
The Alleys of Eden (Robert Olen Butler)
The Alleys of Eden
34
Robert Olen Butler
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
35
Raymond Carver
Spanking the Maid
Spanking the Maid
36
Sauce for the Goose (Peter De Vries)
Sauce for the Goose
37
Peter De Vries
Pornography by Andrea Dworkin
Pornography by Andrea Dworkin
38
The Art of Living and Other Stories (John Gardner)
The Art of Living and Other Stories
39
John Gardner
In the Land of Dreamy Dreams (Ellen Gilchrist)
In the Land of Dreamy Dreams
40
Ellen Gilchrist
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