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The Literature Book: Contemporary Literature - 1970 to the Present - Page 4

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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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
121
Jonathan Franzen
Falling Man (Don Delillo)
Falling Man
122
Don Delillo
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
123
Mohsin Hamid
Bleeding Edge (Thomas Pynchon)
Bleeding Edge
124
Thomas Pynchon
L'homme Rapaillé (Gaston Miron)
L'homme Rapaillé
125
Gaston Miron
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
126
Hunter S. Thompson
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
127
J.G. Ballard
Vermilion Sands (J.G. Ballard)
Vermilion Sands
128
J.G. Ballard
The Kindness of Women (J.G. Ballard)
The Kindness of Women
129
J.G. Ballard
History (Elsa Morante)
History
130
Elsa Morante
The Aesthetics of Resistance (Peter Weiss)
The Aesthetics of Resistance
131
Peter Weiss
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
132
Alex Haley
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)
Life: A User's Manual
133
Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
134
Angela Carter
The Magic Toyshop (Angela Carter)
The Magic Toyshop
135
Angela Carter
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
136
Angela Carter
A Dry White Season (André Brink)
A Dry White Season
137
André Brink
So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ)
So Long a Letter
138
Mariama Bâ
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
139
Isabel Allende
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
140
Milan Kundera
The Joke (Milan Kundera)
The Joke
141
Milan Kundera
Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Milan Kundera)
Book of Laughter and Forgetting
142
Milan Kundera
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
143
William Gibson
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
144
Paul Auster
The Invention of Solitude (Paul Auster)
The Invention of Solitude
145
Paul Auster
The Music of Chance (Paul Auster)
The Music of Chance
146
Paul Auster
The Brooklyn Follies (Paul Auster)
The Brooklyn Follies
147
Paul Auster
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
148
Salman Rushdie
Playing for Thrills (Shut Wang)
Playing for Thrills
149
Shut Wang
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
150
Michael Ondaatje
Texaco (Patrick Chamoiseau)
Texaco
151
Patrick Chamoiseau
The Rock of Tanios (Amin Maalouf)
The Rock of Tanios
152
Amin Maalouf
Green Grass, Running Water (Thomas King)
Green Grass, Running Water
153
Thomas King
Selected Stories (Alice Munro) (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
154
Alice Munro
Who Do You Think You Are? (Alice Munro)
Who Do You Think You Are?
155
Alice Munro
The Love of a Good Woman (Alice Munro)
The Love of a Good Woman
156
Alice Munro
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
157
Alice Munro
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
158
Orhan Pamuk
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
159
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
160
Jhumpa Lahiri
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