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Dalkey Archive Press: Overlooked Works of Fiction

This is a good list if you wish to broaden your reading horizons.
"We asked our academic and bookstore advisors across the country to respond to a number of questions. The following list [was] compiled from their responses." (Dalkey Archive Press)
01-48: Overlooked works specifically mentioned in the source list
49-70: Two representative works of overlooked authors (my choices)
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Chromos (Felipe Alfau)
Chromos
Felipe Alfau
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Locos (Felipe Alfau)
Locos
Felipe Alfau
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Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
James Baldwin
4
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
5
Silk (Alessandro Baricco)
Silk
Alessandro Baricco
6
Revenge of the Lawn (Richard Brautigan)
Revenge of the Lawn
Richard Brautigan
7
The Abortion (Brautigan)
The Abortion
Brautigan
8
So the Wind Won't Blow It Away (Richard Brautigan)
So the Wind Won't Blow It Away
Richard Brautigan
9
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins
10
62: A Model Kit (Julio Cortazar)
62: A Model Kit
Julio Cortazar
11
The Gift of Stones (Jim Crace)
The Gift of Stones
Jim Crace
12
Days Between Stations
Days Between Stations
13
A Man's Place (Annie Ernaux)
A Man's Place
Annie Ernaux
14
Simple Passion (Annie Ernaux)
Simple Passion
Annie Ernaux
15
A Woman's Story (Annie Ernaux)
A Woman's Story
Annie Ernaux
16
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Richard Fariña
17
Under the Frog (Tibor Fischer)
Under the Frog
Tibor Fischer
18
Kalimantaan (C.S. Godshalk)
Kalimantaan
C.S. Godshalk
19
Dream Boy (Jim Grimsley)
Dream Boy
Jim Grimsley
20
Winter Birds (Jim Grimsley)
Winter Birds
Jim Grimsley
21
Let's Fall in Love (Carol De Chellis Hill)
Let's Fall in Love
Carol De Chellis Hill
22
Corregidora (Gayl Jones)
Corregidora
Gayl Jones
23
Blood Lake and Other Stories (Jim Krusoe)
Blood Lake and Other Stories
Jim Krusoe
24
Okla Hannali (R.A. Lafferty)
Okla Hannali
R.A. Lafferty
25
The Age of Wire and String
The Age of Wire and String
26
The Conversions (Harry Mathews)
The Conversions
Harry Mathews
27
Canone Inverso (Paolo Maurensig)
Canone Inverso
Paolo Maurensig
28
Diana of the Crossways (George Meredith)
Diana of the Crossways
George Meredith
29
The Last Life (Claire Messud)
The Last Life
Claire Messud
30
Lost in Translation (Nicole Mones)
Lost in Translation
Nicole Mones
31
The Octopus (Frank Norris)
The Octopus
Frank Norris
32
A Prayer for the Dying (Stewart O'Nan)
A Prayer for the Dying
Stewart O'Nan
33
The Journal of Albion Moonlight (Kenneth Patchen)
The Journal of Albion Moonlight
Kenneth Patchen
34
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
Mervyn Peake
35
Titus Alone (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Alone
Mervyn Peake
36
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
Mervyn Peake
37
Aliens of Affection (Padgett Powell)
Aliens of Affection
Padgett Powell
38
Edisto Revisited (Padget Powell)
Edisto Revisited
Padget Powell
39
Typical: Stories
Typical: Stories
40
The Radetzsky March (Joseph Roth, Trans. Michael Hofmann)
The Radetzsky March
Joseph Roth, Trans. Michael Hofmann
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