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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1980-1989

This is the 3rd instalment of my chronology of American fiction. It is a list of novels, novellas & short story collections by American authors published in 1980-1989. It includes Pulitzer Prize, PEN/Faulkner Award & National Book Award winners. There are also several works by Nobel Prize winners. Click on the link to go to the previous instalment, which covers 1990-1994.
The source is "The Chronology of American Literature: America's Literary Achievements from the Colonial Era to Modern Times" by Daniel S. Burt (2004).
The books by year are are:
1980: 1-29
1981: 30--59
1982: 60-93
1983: 94-115
1984: 116-144
1985: 145-176
1986: 177--206
1987: 207-233
1988: 234-260
1989: 261-283
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How German Is It? (Walter Abish)
How German Is It? (Walter Abish)
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The Salt Eaters (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Salt Eaters (Toni Cade Bambara)
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Falling in Place (Ann Beattie)
Falling in Place (Ann Beattie)
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Neighbors (Thomas Berger)
Neighbors (Thomas Berger)
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Fifty Stories (Kay Boyle)
Fifty Stories (Kay Boyle)
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Water Music (T.C. Boyle)
Water Music (T.C. Boyle)
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Music for Chameleons (Truman Capote)
Music for Chameleons (Truman Capote)
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Horn of Africa (Philip Caputo)
Horn of Africa (Philip Caputo)
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Loon Lake (E. L. Doctorow)
Loon Lake (E. L. Doctorow)
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Finding a Girl in America (Andre Dubus)
Finding a Girl in America (Andre Dubus)
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The Bleeding Heart (Marilyn French)
The Bleeding Heart (Marilyn French)
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Freddy's Book (John Gardner)
Freddy's Book (John Gardner)
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He/She (Herbert Gold)
He/She (Herbert Gold)
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The Transit of Venus (Shirley Hazzard)
The Transit of Venus (Shirley Hazzard)
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The Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast
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Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout Jones (Erica Jong)
Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout Jones (Erica Jong)
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Peace Breaks Out (John Knowles)
Peace Breaks Out (John Knowles)
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Whispers (Dean Koontz)
Whispers (Dean Koontz)
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Plains Song (Wright Morris)
Plains Song (Wright Morris)
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Bellefleur (Joyce Carol Oates)
Bellefleur (Joyce Carol Oates)
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The Second Coming
The Second Coming
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Vida (Marge Piercy)
Vida (Marge Piercy)
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Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
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The Scapegoat (Mary Lee Settle)
The Scapegoat (Mary Lee Settle)
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Barn Blind (Jane Smiley)
Barn Blind (Jane Smiley)
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
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Morgan's Passing (Anne Tyler)
Morgan's Passing (Anne Tyler)
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Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
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The Very Rich Hours of Count Von Stauffenberg (Paul West)
The Very Rich Hours of Count Von Stauffenberg (Paul West)
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Sixty Stories (Donald Barthelme)
Sixty Stories (Donald Barthelme)
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Reinhart's Women (Thomas Berger)
Reinhart's Women (Thomas Berger)
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The Chaneysville Incident (David Bradley)
The Chaneysville Incident (David Bradley)
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Cities of the Red Night (William S. Burroughs)
Cities of the Red Night (William S. Burroughs)
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The Alleys of Eden (Robert Olen Butler)
The Alleys of Eden (Robert Olen Butler)
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
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Spanking the Maid
Spanking the Maid
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Sauce for the Goose (Peter De Vries)
Sauce for the Goose (Peter De Vries)
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Pornography by Andrea Dworkin
Pornography by Andrea Dworkin
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The Art of Living and Other Stories (John Gardner)
The Art of Living and Other Stories (John Gardner)
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In the Land of Dreamy Dreams (Ellen Gilchrist)
In the Land of Dreamy Dreams (Ellen Gilchrist)
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