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200 Quintessential Books of the 1970s

A list of 200+ must read books that defined the 1970s. Books may be fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, or drama. All had their first English language publication between 1970 and 1979. Limit of two titles per author.
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84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
1
Helene Hanff
1876 (Gore Vidal)
1876
2
Gore Vidal
The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966 (Richard Brautigan)
The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966
3
Richard Brautigan
After Claude (Iris Owens)
After Claude
4
Iris Owens
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape (Susan Brownmiller)
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape
5
Susan Brownmiller
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
6
Judith Viorst
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
7
James Herriot
Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
Almost Transparent Blue - Ryu Murakami
8
American Fried (Calvin Trillin)
American Fried
9
Calvin Trillin
Amphigorey (Edward Gorey)
Amphigorey
10
Edward Gorey
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
11
Wallace Stegner
Animal Factory (Edward Bunker)
Animal Factory
12
Edward Bunker
Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
13
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari)
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
14
Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
15
Judy Blume
Asleep in the Sun (Adolfo Bioy Casares)
Asleep in the Sun
16
Adolfo Bioy Casares
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
17
Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (Oscar Zeta Acosta)
Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo
18
Oscar Zeta Acosta
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
19
Ernest J. Gaines
The Basketball Diaries (Jim Carroll)
The Basketball Diaries
20
Jim Carroll
Bear (Marian Engel)
Bear
21
Marian Engel
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
22
Barbara Robinson
Best Little Boy in the World (Andrew Tobias)
Best Little Boy in the World
23
Andrew Tobias
The Betsy (Harold Robbins)
The Betsy
24
Harold Robbins
Beyond God the Father (Mary Daly)
Beyond God the Father
25
Mary Daly
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
26
Rudolfo Anaya
Bloodline
Bloodline
27
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
28
Angela Carter
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
29
Toni Morrison
The Bottle Factory Outing
The Bottle Factory Outing
30
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man
31
Kobo Abe
The Boys of Summer
The Boys of Summer
32
The Bride Price (Buchi Emecheta)
The Bride Price
33
Buchi Emecheta
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
34
Katherine Paterson
Burr by Gore Vidal
Burr by Gore Vidal
35
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
36
Dee Brown
Captains and Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and Kings
37
Taylor Caldwell
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
38
Stephen King
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden
39
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
40
James A. Michener
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