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US Books of the 1980s

%0 notable and popular books of fiction from US authors published in the 1980s. Look for other lists for other decades.
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The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
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The Age of Grief (Jane Smiley)
The Age of Grief
Jane Smiley
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The Anatomy Lesson (Philip Roth)
The Anatomy Lesson
Philip Roth
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At the Bottom of the River (Jamaica Kincaid)
At the Bottom of the River
Jamaica Kincaid
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Bad Behavior: Stories (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior: Stories
Mary Gaitskill
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The Beet Queen
The Beet Queen
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
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Blood and Guts in High School (Kathy Acker)
Blood and Guts in High School
Kathy Acker
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
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Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
Anne Tyler
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Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
Jay McInerney
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Cathedral (Raymond Carver)
Cathedral
Raymond Carver
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The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
John Irving
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
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The Counterlife
The Counterlife
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Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
Wallace Stegner
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
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The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
Norman Mailer
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
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The Ghost Writer (Philip Roth)
The Ghost Writer
Philip Roth
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House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
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Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Joffe Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Laura Joffe Numeroff
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Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
William Kennedy
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It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
Bret Easton Ellis
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Libra (Don Delillo)
Libra
Don Delillo
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Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
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Loon Lake (E. L. Doctorow)
Loon Lake
E. L. Doctorow
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Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
Louise Erdrich
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Machine Dreams (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Machine Dreams
Jayne Anne Phillips
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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos (1990))
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Oscar Hijuelos (1990)
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Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
Art Spiegelman
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Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
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The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
Paul Auster
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Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
John Updike
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Self Help
Self Help
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