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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1980-1989 - Page 5

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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In Country
In Country
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
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In the Penny Arcade (Steven Millhauser)
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Linden Hills (Gloria Naylor)
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The Tree of Life (Hugh Nissenson)
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Solstice (Joyce Carol Oates)
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Later the Same Day (Grace Paley)
Later the Same Day
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A Short History of a Small Place (T.R. Pearson)
A Short History of a Small Place
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Edisto
Edisto
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance (Richard Powers)
Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
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The Image and Other Stories (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Image and Other Stories
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The Old Forest and Other Stories (Peter Taylor)
The Old Forest and Other Stories
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
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Anne Tyler
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
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Kurt Vonnegut
Don Quixote (Kathy Acker)
Don Quixote
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Kathy Acker
Ghosts (Paul Aster)
Ghosts
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Paul Aster
Paradise (Donald Barthelme)
Paradise
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Donald Barthelme
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
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Gerald's Party (Robert Coover)
Gerald's Party
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The Last Worthless Evening (Andre Dubus)
The Last Worthless Evening
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The Magic Kingdom (Stanley Elkin)
The Magic Kingdom
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The Beet Queen
The Beet Queen
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The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
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Richard Ford
Paco's Story (Larry Heinemann)
Paco's Story
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The Garden of Eden (Ernest Hemingway)
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Slaves of New York, Tama Janowitz
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The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes
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The Good Mother (Sue Miller)
The Good Mother
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Monkeys (Susan Minot)
Monkeys
191
Susan Minot
Kate Vaiden (Reynolds Price)
Kate Vaiden
192
Reynolds Price
Reckless Eyeballing (Ishmael Reed)
Reckless Eyeballing
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Ishmael Reed
The Counterlife (Philip Roth)
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Whites (Norman Rush)
Whites
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Celebration (Mary Lee Settle)
Celebration
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Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
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Mona Simpson
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale (Art Spiegelman)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
198
Art Spiegelman
Children of Light (Robert Stone)
Children of Light
199
Robert Stone
A Summons to Memphis
A Summons to Memphis
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