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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1970-1979 - Page 3

This is the 4th instalment of my chronology of American fiction. It is a list of novels, novellas & short story collections by American authors published in 1970-1979. Many of the books have been turned into acclaimed movies. There are several Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award winners as well as works by Nobel Prize winners (Bellow, Hemingway, Morrison and I.B. Singer).
Click on the link to go to the previous instalment, which covers 1980-1989.
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:
1970: 1-24
1971: 25--54
1972: 55-74
1973: 75-98
1974: 99-128
1975: 129-150
1976: 151--174
1977: 175-197
1978: 198-217
1979: 218-243
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The Slave Dancer (Paula Fox)
The Slave Dancer
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Paula Fox
Nickel Mountain (John Gardner)
Nickel Mountain
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John Gardner
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
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Erica Jong
Visions of Cody
Visions of Cody
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Rembrandt's Hat (Bernard Malamud)
Rembrandt's Hat
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Bernard Malamud
Ninety-Two in the Shade (Thomas McGuane)
Ninety-Two in the Shade
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Thomas McGuane
Nilda (Nicholasa Mohr)
Nilda
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Nicholasa Mohr
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
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Toni Morrison
Small Changes (Marge Piercy)
Small Changes
89
Marge Piercy
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
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Thomas Pynchon
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories
91
Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Great American Novel (Philip Roth)
The Great American Novel
92
Philip Roth
Saint Jack (Paul Theroux)
Saint Jack
93
Paul Theroux
Burr by Gore Vidal
Burr by Gore Vidal
94
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
95
Kurt Vonnegut
In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (Alice Walker)
In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women
96
Alice Walker
The Lynchers (John Edgar Wideman)
The Lynchers
97
John Edgar Wideman
Theophilus North (Thornton Wilder)
Theophilus North
98
Thornton Wilder
Alphabetical Africa
Alphabetical Africa
99
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
100
James Baldwin
Guilty Pleasures (Donald Barthelme)
Guilty Pleasures
101
Donald Barthelme
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
102
Peter Benchley
Winter Kills (Condon)
Winter Kills
103
Condon
The Connoisseur (Evan S. Connell)
The Connoisseur
104
Evan S. Connell
Tatlin!
Tatlin!
105
The King's Indian: Stories and Tales. (John Gardner)
The King's Indian: Stories and Tales.
106
John Gardner
The Odd Woman (Gail Godwin)
The Odd Woman
107
Gail Godwin
Come, the Restorer (William Goyen)
Come, the Restorer
108
William Goyen
Death, Sleep and the Traveler (John Hawkes)
Death, Sleep and the Traveler
109
John Hawkes
Something Happened
Something Happened
110
The Bastard (John Jakes)
The Bastard
111
John Jakes
Faith and the Good Thing (Charles Johnson)
Faith and the Good Thing
112
Charles Johnson
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
113
Stephen King
Spreading Fires (John Knowles)
Spreading Fires
114
John Knowles
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
115
Ursula K. Le Guin
The War Between the Tates (Alison Lurie)
The War Between the Tates
116
Alison Lurie
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
117
Cormac McCarthy
Train Whistle Guitar (Albert Murray)
Train Whistle Guitar
118
Albert Murray
Look at the Harlequins (Vladimir Nabokov)
Look at the Harlequins
119
Vladimir Nabokov
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
120
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