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The Literature Book: Contemporary Literature - 1970 to the Present

This challenge lists books in the final chapter of 'The Literature Book' (James Canton, 2016.)
Understanding the layout might increase satisfaction.
MAIN SECTION (1-124)
Layout example for 1st theme:
1-5: Index book (1) & other similar works (2-5)
6-9: Other key works of index book's author (not always present)
The encyclopaedic novel 1-5, 6-9
Metafiction 10-14, 15-18
Magic realism goes global 19-25, 26-28
Contemporary African-American literature 29-34, 35-38
Australian writing 39-42
Caribbean writing 43-47
Transgressive fiction 48-52
Indian English writing 53-57, 58-60
The campus novel 61-65
Writing for the world 66-69
Allegorical satire 70-74, 75-78
South African literature 79-83, 84-88
Multiculturalism 89-93, 94-96
Southern Ontario Gothic 97-102, 103-106
Dysfunction in the American family 107-112, 113-115
The 38th parallel 116-119
Post 9/11 America 120-124
FURTHER READING (125-172):
Main work +/- other key books by author
Note: There is some (intentional) duplication of books.
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
2
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
3
V. (Thomas Pynchon)
V. (Thomas Pynchon)
4
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
5
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld (Don Delillo)
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
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Slow Learner (Thomas Pynchon)
Slow Learner (Thomas Pynchon)
8
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
9
Bleeding Edge (Thomas Pynchon)
Bleeding Edge (Thomas Pynchon)
10
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
11
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
12
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
13
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
14
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
15
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
16
The Nonexistent Knight (Italo Calvino)
The Nonexistent Knight (Italo Calvino)
17
Cosmicomics (Italo Calvino)
Cosmicomics (Italo Calvino)
18
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
19
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
20
A Universal History of Iniquity (Jorge Luis Borges)
A Universal History of Iniquity (Jorge Luis Borges)
21
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
22
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
23
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
24
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
25
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
26
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
27
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
28
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie)
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie)
29
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
30
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
31
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
32
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
33
Drown (Junot Díaz)
Drown (Junot Díaz)
34
The Farming of Bones (Edwidge Danticat)
The Farming of Bones (Edwidge Danticat)
35
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
36
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
37
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
38
Home (Toni Morrison)
Home (Toni Morrison)
39
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss (Patrick White)
40
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
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