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Best Books of the 1980s

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Here are 20 books that caught my interest lately.

Off-beat, quirky or curious titles that might deserve more attention…

…all published in the 1980s.

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01: BARRY HANNAH, „Ray“, 128 pages, 1980.

02: RICARDO PIGLIA, „Artificial Respiration“, 240 pages, 1980. [Argentina]

03: ALAN PATON, „Ah, but your Land is beautiful“, 292 pages, 1981. [South Africa]

04: AARTO PAASILINNA, „The Howling Miller“, 284 pages, 1981. [Finland]

05: BOHUMIL HRABAL, „Harlequin’s Millions“, 312 pages, 1981. [Czech Republic]

06: TOBY OLSON, „Seaview“, 250 pages, 1982.

07: HELEN HOOVEN SANTMYER, „And the Ladies of the Club“, 1176 pages, 1982.

08: KERU MIYAMOTO, „Kinshu: Autumn Brocade“, 208 pages, 1982. [Japan]

09: BILLY LEE BRAMMER, „The Gay Place“, 560 pages, 1983.

10: BARRY HUGHART, „Bridge of Birds“, 271 pages, 1984. [Fantasy]

11: FERROL SAMS, „The Whisper of the River“, 544 pages, 1984.

12: PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER, „Footsteps“, 480 pages, 1985. [Indonesia]

13: JUAN JOSÉ SAER, „The Sixty-Five Years of Washington“, 220 pages, 1985. [Argentina]

14: JOAN SLONCZEWSKI, „A Door into Ocean“, 403 pages, 1986. [Sci-Fi]

15: JON HASSLER, „Grand Opening“, 336 pages, 1987.

16: LANFORD WILSON, „Burn This“, 98 pages, 1987. [Drama / Stage]

17: PENELOPE LIVELY, „Moon Tiger“, 224 pages, 1987.

18: JACKIE KAY, „Trumpet“, 278 pages, 1988.

19: GIACONDA BELLI, „The inhabited Woman“, 374 pages, 1988. [Nicaragua]

20: WALTER SATTERTHWAIT, „Miss Lizzie“, 332 pages, 1989.

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