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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1980-1989 - Page 6

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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Roger's Version
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The Broom of the System (David Foster Wallace)
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David Foster Wallace
Fool's Crow (James Welch)
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Soldiers in Hiding (Richard Wiley)
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Dessa Rose (Sherley Anne Williams)
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Cold Spring Harbor (Richard Yates)
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The Locked Room (Paul Aster)
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More Die of Heartbreak
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Answered Prayers (Truman Capote)
Answered Prayers
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Whatever Happened to Gloomy Gus of the Chicago Bears? (Robert Coover)
Whatever Happened to Gloomy Gus of the Chicago Bears?
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Alnilam (James Dickey)
Alnilam
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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (Michael Dorris)
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
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The Red White and Blue (John Gregory Dunne)
The Red White and Blue
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The Rabbi of Lud (Stanley Elkin)
The Rabbi of Lud
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The Rules of Attraction (Brett Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction
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Brett Easton Ellis
Rock Springs (Richard Ford)
Rock Springs
218
Richard Ford
Ellen Foster (Kaye Gibbons)
Ellen Foster
219
Kaye Gibbons
Klail City (Rolando Hinojosa)
Klail City
220
Rolando Hinojosa
The Hermit of 69th Street (Jerzy Kosinski)
The Hermit of 69th Street
221
Jerzy Kosinski
Women and Men (Joseph McElroy)
Women and Men
222
Joseph McElroy
Texasville (Larry McMurtry)
Texasville
223
Larry McMurtry
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
224
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The Northern Lights (Howard Norman)
The Northern Lights
225
Howard Norman
The Messiah of Stockholm
The Messiah of Stockholm
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The Thanatos Syndrome (Walker Percy)
The Thanatos Syndrome
227
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Gone to Soldiers (Marge Piercy)
Gone to Soldiers
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The Age of Grief (Jane Smiley)
The Age of Grief
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Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
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Empire (Gore Vidal)
Empire
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Bluebeard (Kurt Vonnegut)
Bluebeard
232
Kurt Vonnegut
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
233
Tom Wolfe
In the Country of Last Things
In the Country of Last Things
234
Two Against One (Frederick Barthelme)
Two Against One
235
Frederick Barthelme
The Beginner's Book of Dreams (Elizabeth Benedict)
The Beginner's Book of Dreams
236
Elizabeth Benedict
The Houseguest (Thomas Berger)
The Houseguest
237
Thomas Berger
Emperor of the Air (Ethan Canin)
Emperor of the Air
238
Ethan Canin
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories (Raymond Carver)
Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
239
Raymond Carver
The Chinaman Pacific and Frisco R.R. Co. (Frank Chin)
The Chinaman Pacific and Frisco R.R. Co.
240
Frank Chin
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