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San Francisco Chronicle's 100 Best Fiction of the American West of the 20th Century

"The best books of the 20th century written in or about, or by an author from, the Western United States. Based on a reader poll, these two lists first appeared in the paper in the spring and fall of 1999"
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After Many a Summer Dies the Swan (Aldous Huxley)
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan (Aldous Huxley)
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Angel Fire (Ron Franscell)
Angel Fire (Ron Franscell)
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
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Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
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Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
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The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
8
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
9
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
10
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
11
Budding Prospects (T.C. Boyle)
Budding Prospects (T.C. Boyle)
12
Call of the Wild and White Fang (Jack London)
Call of the Wild and White Fang (Jack London)
13
The Carmen Miranda Memorial Flagpole (Gerald Rosen)
The Carmen Miranda Memorial Flagpole (Gerald Rosen)
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Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
15
Close Range (Annie Proulx)
Close Range (Annie Proulx)
16
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
17
Confessions of Madame Psyche (Dorothy Bryant)
Confessions of Madame Psyche (Dorothy Bryant)
18
Corpus of Joe Bailey (Oakley M. Hall)
Corpus of Joe Bailey (Oakley M. Hall)
19
Cowboys Are My Weakness (Pam Houston)
Cowboys Are My Weakness (Pam Houston)
20
Coyote Waits (Tony Hillerman)
Coyote Waits (Tony Hillerman)
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Crooked Little Heart (Anne Lamott)
Crooked Little Heart (Anne Lamott)
22
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
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Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
24
A Distant Trumpet (Paul Horgan)
A Distant Trumpet (Paul Horgan)
25
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
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Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
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English Creek (Ivan Doig)
English Creek (Ivan Doig)
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
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Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
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Fathers (Herbert Gold)
Fathers (Herbert Gold)
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The Field of Vision (Wright Morris)
The Field of Vision (Wright Morris)
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Fools Crow (James Welch)
Fools Crow (James Welch)
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The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
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Fup (Jim Dodge)
Fup (Jim Dodge)
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The Golden Gate (Vikram Seth)
The Golden Gate (Vikram Seth)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
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Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
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House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
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