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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1970-1979 - Page 4

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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Yonnondio (Tillie Olsen)
Yonnondio
121
Tillie Olsen
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (Grace Paley)
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
122
Grace Paley
The Godwulf Manuscript
The Godwulf Manuscript
123
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man
124
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
125
Michael Shaara
Dog Soldiers (Robert Stone)
Dog Soldiers
126
Robert Stone
Celestial Navigation (Anne Tyler)
Celestial Navigation
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Anne Tyler
Winter in the Blood (James Welch)
Winter in the Blood
128
James Welch
The Monkey Wrench Gang (Edward Abbey)
The Monkey Wrench Gang
129
Edward Abbey
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
130
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift
131
Saul Bellow
Forever. . . (Judy Blume)
Forever. . .
132
Judy Blume
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
133
E.L. Doctorow
Separate Flights (Andrew Dubus)
Separate Flights
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Andrew Dubus
Jr (William Gaddis)
Jr
135
William Gaddis
Collected Stories (William Goyen)
Collected Stories
136
William Goyen
Corregidora
Corregidora
137
Legs (William Kennedy)
Legs
138
William Kennedy
Cockpit (Jerzy Kosinski)
Cockpit
139
Jerzy Kosinski
Far Tortuga (Peter Matthiessen)
Far Tortuga
140
Peter Matthiessen
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
Terms of Endearment
141
Larry McMurtry
All I Asking for Is My Body (Milton Murayama)
All I Asking for Is My Body
142
Milton Murayama
Look How the Fish Live (J.F. Powers)
Look How the Fish Live
143
J.F. Powers
The Surface of the Earth (Reynolds Price)
The Surface of the Earth
144
Reynolds Price
In a Shallow Grave (James Purdy)
In a Shallow Grave
145
James Purdy
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Judith Rossner)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
146
Judith Rossner
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
147
Joanna Russ
Passions and Other Stories (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Passions and Other Stories
148
Isaac Bashevis Singer
A Month of Sundays (John Updike)
A Month of Sundays
149
John Updike
Beyond the Bedroom Wall (Larry Woiwode)
Beyond the Bedroom Wall
150
Larry Woiwode
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
151
Renata Adler
Kinflicks (Lisa Alther)
Kinflicks
152
Lisa Alther
Heart of Aztlan (Rudolfo Anaya)
Heart of Aztlan
153
Rudolfo Anaya
Amateurs
Amateurs
154
Distortions (Ann Beattie)
Distortions
155
Ann Beattie
Chilly Scenes of Winter (Ann Beattie)
Chilly Scenes of Winter
156
Ann Beattie
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
157
Ratner's Star
Ratner's Star
158
The Franchiser (Stanley Elkin)
The Franchiser
159
Stanley Elkin
October Light (John Gardner)
October Light
160
John Gardner
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