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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1970-1979 - Page 5

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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Blue Skies, No Candy (Gael Greene)
Blue Skies, No Candy
161
Gael Greene
Travesty (John Hawkes)
Travesty
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John Hawkes
Eva's Man (Gayl Jones)
Eva's Man
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Gayl Jones
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
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Bloodshed and Three Novellas (Cynthia Ozick)
Bloodshed and Three Novellas
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Cynthia Ozick
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
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Marge Piercy
Flight to Canada (Ishmael Reed)
Flight to Canada
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Ishmael Reed
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
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Anne Rice
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
169
Tom Robbins
The Spectator Bird (Wallace Stegner)
The Spectator Bird
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Wallace Stegner
1876 (Gore Vidal)
1876
171
Gore Vidal
Marry Me
Marry Me
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slapstick or Lonesome No More
173
Kurt Vonnegut
Meridian (Alice Walker)
Meridian
174
Alice Walker
The Sea Birds Are Still Alive (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Sea Birds Are Still Alive
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Toni Cade Bambara
Who Is Teddy Villanova? (Thomas Berger)
Who Is Teddy Villanova?
176
Thomas Berger
On Keeping Women (Hortense Calisher)
On Keeping Women
177
Hortense Calisher
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
178
John Cheever
Coma (Robin Cook)
Coma
179
Robin Cook
The Public Burning (Robert Coover)
The Public Burning
180
Robert Coover
Possession (Nicholas Delbanco)
Possession
181
Nicholas Delbanco
A Book of Common Prayer (Joan Didion)
A Book of Common Prayer
182
Joan Didion
The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman (J.P. Donleavy)
The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman
183
J.P. Donleavy
True Confessions (John Gregory Dunne)
True Confessions
184
John Gregory Dunne
The Women's Room (Marilyn French)
The Women's Room
185
Marilyn French
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
186
Judith Guest
Elbow Room (James Allan McPherson)
Elbow Room
187
James Allan McPherson
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
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Toni Morrison
Edwin of the Iron Shoes
Edwin of the Iron Shoes
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Lancelot
Lancelot
190
The Professor of Desire (Philip Roth)
The Professor of Desire
191
Philip Roth
I Heard My Sister Speak My Name (Thomas Savage)
I Heard My Sister Speak My Name
192
Thomas Savage
Blood Tie
Blood Tie
193
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
194
Leslie Marmon Silko
In the Miro District and Other Stories (Peter Taylor)
In the Miro District and Other Stories
195
Peter Taylor
Earthly Possessions (Anne Tyler)
Earthly Possessions
196
Anne Tyler
A Place to Come to (Robert Penn Warren)
A Place to Come To
197
Robert Penn Warren
Listening to Billie (Alice Adams)
Listening to Billie
198
Alice Adams
Appalachee Red (Raymond Andrews)
Appalachee Red
199
Raymond Andrews
Happy All the Time (Laurie Colwin)
Happy All the Time
200
Laurie Colwin
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