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The Chronology of American Literature in the 20th Century: 1960-1969

This is the 5th instalment of my chronology of American fiction. It is a list of novels, novellas & short story collections by American authors published in 1960-1969. There are 8 Pulitzer Prize winners & all 10 National Book Award winners as well as works by Nobel Prize winners (Bellow, Faulkner, Steinbeck and I.B. Singer).
Click on the link to go to the previous instalment, which covers 1970-1979.
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:
1960: 1-16
1961: 17--40
1962: 40-65
1963: 66-83
1964: 84-105
1965: 106-124
1966: 125-141
1967: 142-169
1968: 170-187
1969: 188-213
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The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
2
Welcome to Hard Times (E.L. Doctorow)
Welcome to Hard Times (E.L. Doctorow)
3
The Child Buyer
The Child Buyer
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Tristessa (Jack Kerouac)
Tristessa (Jack Kerouac)
5
A Separate Peace, by John Knowles
A Separate Peace, by John Knowles
6
The Daybreakers (Louis L'amour)
The Daybreakers (Louis L'amour)
7
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
8
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
9
Ceremony in Lone Tree
Ceremony in Lone Tree
10
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
11
Ourselves to Know (John O'Hara)
Ourselves to Know (John O'Hara)
12
The Nephew (James Purdy)
The Nephew (James Purdy)
13
The Waters of Kronos (Conrad Richter)
The Waters of Kronos (Conrad Richter)
14
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin
15
Set This House on Fire (William Styron)
Set This House on Fire (William Styron)
16
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
17
The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
The Soft Machine (William S. Burroughs)
18
Some People, Places, and Things That Will Not Appear in My Next Novel (John Cheever)
Some People, Places, and Things That Will Not Appear in My Next Novel (John Cheever)
19
Eat a Bowl of Tea (Louis Chu)
Eat a Bowl of Tea (Louis Chu)
20
Midcentury (John Dos Passos)
Midcentury (John Dos Passos)
21
The House on Coliseum Street (Shirley Ann Grau)
The House on Coliseum Street (Shirley Ann Grau)
22
The Lime Twig (John Hawkes)
The Lime Twig (John Hawkes)
23
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
24
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
25
Hombre
Hombre
26
A New Life (Bernard Malamud)
A New Life (Bernard Malamud)
27
Soul Clap Hands and Sing (Paule Marshall)
Soul Clap Hands and Sing (Paule Marshall)
28
Clock Without Hands (Carson McCullers)
Clock Without Hands (Carson McCullers)
29
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
30
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
31
The Carpetbaggers (Harold Robbins)
The Carpetbaggers (Harold Robbins)
32
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
33
The Spinoza of Market Street and Other Stories (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
The Spinoza of Market Street and Other Stories (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
34
The Winter of Our Discontent
The Winter of Our Discontent
35
Mila 18 (Leon Uris)
Mila 18 (Leon Uris)
36
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut)
37
The Pawnbroker (Edward Lewis Wallant)
The Pawnbroker (Edward Lewis Wallant)
38
Wilderness: A Tale of the Civil War (Robert Penn Warren)
Wilderness: A Tale of the Civil War (Robert Penn Warren)
39
Eight Men: Short Stories (Richard Wright)
Eight Men: Short Stories (Richard Wright)
40
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
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