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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
1
Thomas Pynchon
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
2
Herman Melville
V. (Thomas Pynchon)
V.
3
Thomas Pynchon
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
4
David Foster Wallace
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
5
Don Delillo
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
6
Thomas Pynchon
Slow Learner (Thomas Pynchon)
Slow Learner
7
Thomas Pynchon
Against the Day (Thomas Pynchon)
Against the Day
8
Thomas Pynchon
Bleeding Edge (Thomas Pynchon)
Bleeding Edge
9
Thomas Pynchon
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
10
Italo Calvino
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
11
Miguel De Cervantes
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
12
Laurence Sterne
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
13
Jorge Luis Borges
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
14
Paul Auster
The Baron in the Trees (Italo Calvino)
The Baron in the Trees
15
Italo Calvino
The Nonexistent Knight (Italo Calvino)
The Nonexistent Knight
16
Italo Calvino
Cosmicomics (Italo Calvino)
Cosmicomics
17
Italo Calvino
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
18
Italo Calvino
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
19
Salman Rushdie
A Universal History of Iniquity (Jorge Luis Borges)
A Universal History of Iniquity
20
Jorge Luis Borges
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
21
Günter Grass
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
22
Gabriel García Márquez
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
23
Isabel Allende
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
24
Angela Carter
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
25
Haruki Murakami
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
Shame
26
Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
27
Salman Rushdie
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie)
Shalimar the Clown
28
Salman Rushdie
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
29
Toni Morrison
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
30
James Baldwin
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
31
Alex Haley
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
32
Alice Walker
Drown (Junot Díaz)
Drown
33
Junot Díaz
The Farming of Bones (Edwidge Danticat)
The Farming of Bones
34
Edwidge Danticat
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
35
Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
36
Toni Morrison
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
37
Toni Morrison
Home (Toni Morrison)
Home
38
Toni Morrison
Voss (Patrick White)
Voss
39
Patrick White
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark
40
Thomas Keneally
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