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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1980-1989 - Page 3

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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Levitation (Cynthia Ozick)
Levitation
81
Cynthia Ozick
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only
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Sara Paretsky
Braided Lives (Marge Piercy)
Braided Lives
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Marge Piercy
The Terrible Twos (Ishmael Reed)
The Terrible Twos
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Ishmael Reed
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo
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Ntozake Shange
Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
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The Mosquito Coast (Paul Theroux)
The Mosquito Coast
87
Paul Theroux
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
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Anne Tyler
Bech Is Back (John Updike)
Bech Is Back
89
John Updike
Deadeye Dick (Kurt Vonnegut)
Deadeye Dick
90
Kurt Vonnegut
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
91
Alice Walker
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story
92
Edmund White
!Click Song (John A. Williams)
!Click Song
93
John A. Williams
Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)
Pitch Dark
94
Renata Adler
The Woman Who Owned the Shadows (Paula Gunn Allen)
The Woman Who Owned the Shadows
95
Paula Gunn Allen
Overnight to Many Distant Cities (Donald Barthelme)
Overnight to Many Distant Cities
96
Donald Barthelme
Moon Deluxe (Frederick Barthelme)
Moon Deluxe
97
Frederick Barthelme
The Feud
The Feud
98
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
99
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
100
Raymond Carver
The Times Are Never So Bad (André Dubus)
The Times Are Never So Bad
101
André Dubus
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men
102
Ernest Gaines
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
103
Mark Helprin
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs. Caliban
104
Rachel Ingalls
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
105
William Kennedy
Ancient Evenings
Ancient Evenings
106
Praisesong for the Widow (Paule Marshall)
Praisesong for the Widow
107
Paule Marshall
The Cannibal Galaxy (Cynthia Ozick)
The Cannibal Galaxy
108
Cynthia Ozick
The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth)
The Anatomy Lesson
109
Philip Roth
For Mary, With Love (Thomas Savage)
For Mary, With Love
110
Thomas Savage
The Penitent (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Penitent
111
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Oral History by Lee Smith
Oral History by Lee Smith
112
Isaac and the Undertaker's Daughter (Steve Stern)
Isaac and the Undertaker's Daughter
113
Steve Stern
Duluth (Gore Vidal)
Duluth
114
Gore Vidal
Sent for You Yesterday (John Edgar Wideman)
Sent for You Yesterday
115
John Edgar Wideman
Him With His Foot in His Mouth (Saul Bellow)
Him With His Foot in His Mouth
116
Saul Bellow
Budding Prospects
Budding Prospects
117
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
118
Sandra Cisneros
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
119
Tom Clancy
Democracy (Joan Didion)
Democracy
120
Joan Didion
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