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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1995-1999

Have you read or do you want to read well-crafted works of American fiction, including Pulitzer Prize, PEN/Faulkner Award & National Book Award winners?
This is a list of novels, novellas & short story collections by American authors published in 1995-1999. The source is "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004). BTW, all the books in the list image collage are prize-winners.
The books by year are are:
1995: 1-19
1996: 20--54
1997: 55-83
1998: 84-123
1999: 124-152
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All Souls' Rising (Madison Smartt Bell)
All Souls' Rising
1
Madison Smartt Bell
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
2
T.C. Boyle
Father of Frankenstein (Christopher Bram)
Father of Frankenstein
3
Christopher Bram
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys
4
Michael Chabon
Beach Music (Pat Conroy)
Beach Music
5
Pat Conroy
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
6
Edwidge Danticat
Mrs. Ted Bliss (Stanley Elkin)
Mrs. Ted Bliss
7
Stanley Elkin
The House on the Lagoon (Rosario Ferre)
The House on the Lagoon
8
Rosario Ferre
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
9
Richard Ford
Memoir From Antproof Case (Mark Helprin)
Memoir From Antproof Case
10
Mark Helprin
Cold Snap (Thom Jones)
Cold Snap
11
Thom Jones
The Autobiography of My Mother
The Autobiography of My Mother
12
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
13
Chang-Rae Lee
Raising Holy Hell (Bruce Olds)
Raising Holy Hell
14
Bruce Olds
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater
15
Philip Roth
Moo (Jane Smiley)
Moo
16
Jane Smiley
The Hundred Secret Senses (Amy Tan)
The Hundred Secret Senses
17
Amy Tan
Ladder of Years (Anne Tyler)
Ladder of Years
18
Anne Tyler
Skinned Alive: Stories (Edmund White)
Skinned Alive: Stories
19
Edmund White
Indian Killer (Sherman Alexie)
Indian Killer
20
Sherman Alexie
Ship Fever and Other Stories (Andrea Barrett)
Ship Fever and Other Stories
21
Andrea Barrett
On With the Story (John Barth)
On With the Story
22
John Barth
Ten Indians (Madison Smartt Bell)
Ten Indians
23
Madison Smartt Bell
Suspects (Thomas Berger)
Suspects
24
Thomas Berger
Women in Their Beds (Gina Berriault)
Women in Their Beds
25
Gina Berriault
Tabloid Dreams (Robert Olen Butler)
Tabloid Dreams
26
Robert Olen Butler
John's Wife (Robert Coover)
John's Wife
27
Robert Coover
Briar Rose (Robert Coover)
Briar Rose
28
Robert Coover
Derby Dugan's Depression Funnies (Tom De Haven)
Derby Dugan's Depression Funnies
29
Tom De Haven
Drown (Junot Diaz)
Drown
30
Junot Diaz
Dancing After Hours (Andre Dubus)
Dancing After Hours
31
Andre Dubus
Flying Home and Other Stories (Ralph Ellison)
Flying Home and Other Stories
32
Ralph Ellison
Tales of Burning Love (Louise Erdrich)
Tales of Burning Love
33
Louise Erdrich
A Father's Kisses (Bruce Jay Friedman)
A Father's Kisses
34
Bruce Jay Friedman
Ocean of Words (Ha Jin)
Ocean of Words
35
Ha Jin
The King of Babylon Shall Not Come Against You (George Garrett)
The King of Babylon Shall Not Come Against You
36
George Garrett
Atticus (Ron Hansen)
Atticus
37
Ron Hansen
The Frog (John Hawkes)
The Frog
38
John Hawkes
Mona in the Promised Land (Gish Jen)
Mona in the Promised Land
39
Gish Jen
The Flaming Corsage (William Kennedy)
The Flaming Corsage
40
William Kennedy
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