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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1980-1989 - Page 2

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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The Collected Stories (Caroline Gordon)
The Collected Stories
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Caroline Gordon
The Company of Women (Mary Gordon)
The Company of Women
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Mary Gordon
Ellis Island and Other Stories (Mark Helprin)
Ellis Island and Other Stories
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Mark Helprin
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
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John Irving
The Men's Club (Leonard Michaels)
The Men's Club
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Leonard Michaels
Tar Baby
Tar Baby
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The Country (David Plante)
The Country
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David Plante
The Source of Light (Reynolds Price)
The Source of Light
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Reynolds Price
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
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Marilynne Robinson
Zuckerman Unbound
Zuckerman Unbound
50
Storyteller (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Storyteller
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Leslie Marmon Silko
Gorky Park (Martin Cruz Smith)
Gorky Park
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Martin Cruz Smith
A Flag for Sunrise
A Flag for Sunrise
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Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
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Creation (Gore Vidal)
Creation
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You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down (Alice Walker)
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
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Alice Walker
Hiding Place (John Edgar Wideman)
Hiding Place
57
John Edgar Wideman
Damballah (John Edgar Wideman)
Damballah
58
John Edgar Wideman
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (Tobias Wolff)
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs
59
Tobias Wolff
Sabbatical (John Barth)
Sabbatical
60
John Barth
The Burning House (Ann Beattie)
The Burning House
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Ann Beattie
The Dean's December
The Dean's December
62
Southern Discomfort
Southern Discomfort
63
Oh What a Paradise It Seems (John Cheever)
Oh What a Paradise It Seems
64
John Cheever
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor
65
The Names
The Names
66
Dutch Shea, Jr. (John Gregory Dunne)
Dutch Shea, Jr.
67
John Gregory Dunne
George Mills (Stanley Elkin)
George Mills
68
Stanley Elkin
Mickelsson's Ghosts (John Gardner)
Mickelsson's Ghosts
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John Gardner
A Mother and Two Daughters (Gail Godwin)
A Mother and Two Daughters
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Gail Godwin
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
71
Sue Grafton
Virginie (John Hawkes)
Virginie
72
John Hawkes
Rites and Witnesses (Rolando Hinojosa)
Rites and Witnesses
73
Rolando Hinojosa
Oxherding Tale (Charles Johnson)
Oxherding Tale
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Charles Johnson
God's Grace (Bernard Malamud)
God's Grace
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Bernard Malamud
Shiloh and Other Stories (Bobbie Ann Mason)
Shiloh and Other Stories
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Bobbie Ann Mason
Nobody's Angel (Thomas McGuane)
Nobody's Angel
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Thomas McGuane
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
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Gloria Naylor
A Bloodsmoor Romance (Joyce Carol Oates)
A Bloodsmoor Romance
79
Joyce Carol Oates
Seaview (Toby Olson)
Seaview
80
Toby Olson
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