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Yale Reading List: The American Novel Since 1945

This list was taken from the Open Yale Course English 291: The American Novel Since 1945, taught by Professor Amy Hungerford, which was filmed during the Spring semester of 2008. You can watch the lecture videos by following the URL attached to this list.
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
Richard Wright
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Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
Flannery O'Connor
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
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Lost in the Funhouse (John Barth)
Lost in the Funhouse
John Barth
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
Thomas Pynchon
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
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Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
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The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
Philip Roth
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The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
Edward P. Jones
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Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Foer
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