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The Literature Book: Contemporary Literature - 1970 to the Present - Page 2

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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True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
41
Peter Carey
Carpentaria (Alexis Wright)
Carpentaria
42
Alexis Wright
Omeros (Derek Walcott)
Omeros
43
Derek Walcott
The Kingdom of This World (Alejo Carpentier)
The Kingdom of This World
44
Alejo Carpentier
In the Castle of My Skin (George Lamming)
In the Castle of My Skin
45
George Lamming
Return to My Native Land (Aimé Césaire)
Return to My Native Land
46
Aimé Césaire
To Us, All Flowers Are Roses: Poems (Lorna Goodison)
To Us, All Flowers Are Roses: Poems
47
Lorna Goodison
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
48
Bret Easton Ellis
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
49
J.G. Ballard
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
50
Jay McInerney
The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
The Butcher Boy
51
Patrick McCabe
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
52
Chuck Palahniuk
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
53
Vikram Seth
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
54
Salman Rushdie
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
55
Arundhati Roy
The Glass Palace (Amitav Ghosh)
The Glass Palace
56
Amitav Ghosh
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
57
Kiran Desai
The Golden Gate (Vikram Seth)
The Golden Gate
58
Vikram Seth
An Equal Music (Vikram Seth)
An Equal Music
59
Vikram Seth
Two Lives (Vikram Seth)
Two Lives
60
Vikram Seth
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
61
Donna Tartt
The Groves of Academe (Mary McCarthy)
The Groves of Academe
62
Mary McCarthy
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
63
Kingsley Amis
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
64
A.S. Byatt
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
65
Philip Roth
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
66
Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
67
Haruki Murakami
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
68
Banana Yoshimoto
In the Miso Soup (Ryū Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
69
Ryū Murakami
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
70
José Saramago
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra)
Don Quixote
71
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
72
Jonathan Swift
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
73
George Orwell
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
74
Suzanne Collins
Baltasar and Blimunda (José Saramago)
Baltasar and Blimunda
75
José Saramago
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (José Saramago)
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
76
José Saramago
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (José Saramago)
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
77
José Saramago
Seeing (José Saramago)
Seeing
78
José Saramago
Disgrace (J.M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
79
J.M. Coetzee
The Story of an African Farm (Olive Schreiner)
The Story of an African Farm
80
Olive Schreiner
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