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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1980-1989 - Page 3

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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Levitation (Cynthia Ozick)
Levitation (Cynthia Ozick)
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Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
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Braided Lives (Marge Piercy)
Braided Lives (Marge Piercy)
84
The Terrible Twos (Ishmael Reed)
The Terrible Twos (Ishmael Reed)
85
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo (Ntozake Shange)
86
Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
87
The Mosquito Coast (Paul Theroux)
The Mosquito Coast (Paul Theroux)
88
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
89
Bech Is Back (John Updike)
Bech Is Back (John Updike)
90
Deadeye Dick (Kurt Vonnegut)
Deadeye Dick (Kurt Vonnegut)
91
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
92
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White)
93
!Click Song (John A. Williams)
!Click Song (John A. Williams)
94
Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)
Pitch Dark (Renata Adler)
95
The Woman Who Owned the Shadows (Paula Gunn Allen)
The Woman Who Owned the Shadows (Paula Gunn Allen)
96
Overnight to Many Distant Cities (Donald Barthelme)
Overnight to Many Distant Cities (Donald Barthelme)
97
Moon Deluxe (Frederick Barthelme)
Moon Deluxe (Frederick Barthelme)
98
The Feud
The Feud
99
The Mists of Avalon
The Mists of Avalon
100
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
101
The Times Are Never So Bad (André Dubus)
The Times Are Never So Bad (André Dubus)
102
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
A Gathering of Old Men (Ernest Gaines)
103
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
104
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
105
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
106
Ancient Evenings
Ancient Evenings
107
Praisesong for the Widow (Paule Marshall)
Praisesong for the Widow (Paule Marshall)
108
The Cannibal Galaxy (Cynthia Ozick)
The Cannibal Galaxy (Cynthia Ozick)
109
The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth)
The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth)
110
For Mary, With Love (Thomas Savage)
For Mary, With Love (Thomas Savage)
111
The Penitent (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Penitent (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
112
Oral History by Lee Smith
Oral History by Lee Smith
113
Isaac and the Undertaker's Daughter (Steve Stern)
Isaac and the Undertaker's Daughter (Steve Stern)
114
Duluth (Gore Vidal)
Duluth (Gore Vidal)
115
Sent for You Yesterday (John Edgar Wideman)
Sent for You Yesterday (John Edgar Wideman)
116
Him With His Foot in His Mouth (Saul Bellow)
Him With His Foot in His Mouth (Saul Bellow)
117
Budding Prospects
Budding Prospects
118
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
119
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
120
Democracy (Joan Didion)
Democracy (Joan Didion)
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