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Facts on File Companion to the American Novel P-Z - Page 4

This a challenge which highlights both the depth and breadth of American literature. It covers works written over more than two centuries, from the mid 18th century to early this century. More importantly, can anyone get close to Tommood's scores on this or the other 2 instalments of this challenge?
These are books discussed at length in "The Facts On File Companion to the American Novel" (Abby H. P. Werlock, 2006). This instalment covers titles from P-Z.
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Waiting to Exhale (Terry McMillan)
Waiting to Exhale
Terry McMillan
122
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
Herman Wouk
123
Washington Square (Henry James)
Washington Square
Henry James
124
The Ways of White Folks (Langston Hughes)
The Ways of White Folks
Langston Hughes
125
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
126
What Maisie Knew (Henry James)
What Maisie Knew
Henry James
127
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept (Cecilia Manguerra Brainard)
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
128
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
Jack London
129
White Mule (William Carlos Williams)
White Mule
William Carlos Williams
130
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
Don Delillo
131
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (Lorrie Moore)
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Lorrie Moore
132
Wieland (Charles Brocken Brown)
Wieland
Charles Brocken Brown
133
Wife (Bharati Mukherjee)
Wife
Bharati Mukherjee
134
Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers (Lois-Ann Yamanaka)
Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers
Lois-Ann Yamanaka
135
Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife (William H. Gass)
Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife
William H. Gass
136
Wind From an Enemy Sky (D'Arcy McNickle)
Wind From an Enemy Sky
D'Arcy McNickle
137
The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)
The Winds of War
Herman Wouk
138
Winter in the Blood (James Welch)
Winter in the Blood
James Welch
139
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
John Steinbeck
140
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
Flannery O'Connor
141
A Woman of Genius (Mary Austin)
A Woman of Genius
Mary Austin
142
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy
143
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
144
The Woman Who Owned the Shadows (Paula Gunn Allen)
The Woman Who Owned the Shadows
Paula Gunn Allen
145
Women (Charles Bukowski)
Women
Charles Bukowski
146
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
John Irving
147
World Enough and Time
World Enough and Time
148
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
149
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (Michael Dorris)
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Michael Dorris
150
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
151
Y No Se Lo Trago La Tierra (Tomas Rivera)
Y No Se Lo Trago La Tierra
Tomas Rivera
152
¡Yo! (Julia Alvarez)
¡Yo!
Julia Alvarez
153
You Must Remember This (Joyce Carol Oates)
You Must Remember This
Joyce Carol Oates
154
The Young Lions (Irwin Shaw)
The Young Lions
Irwin Shaw
155
Zuckerman Unbound
Zuckerman Unbound
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