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A Confederacy of Dunces

by John Kennedy Toole

Set in New Orleans, the protagonist is nearly arrested for being a suspicious character and encounters many unfortunate events.
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The Complete Stories

by Flannery O'Connor

Winner of the National Book Award The publication of this extraordinary volume firmly established Flannery O'Connor's monumental contribution to American fiction. There are thirty-one stories …
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The collected stories of Caroline Gordon

 

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In the electric mist with confederate dead

 

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The Great Santini

by Pat Conroy

A novel about the fictional family of an American fighter pilot.
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A Feast of Snakes

by Harry Crews

From the acclaimed author of such novels as "Blood and Grits" and "Childhood" comes a wildly weird and breathtakingly original visit to the rural South …
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Deliverance

by James Dickey

The canoe trip from hell. Classic take of four men caught in a primitive and violent test of manhood. Their adventure turns into a struggle …
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Look Homeward, Angel

by Thomas Wolfe

Novel of repressive family life in a common-place southern town, autobiographical in character.
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The moviegoer

 

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