The Fourth Age (Chaotic) of Harold Blooms Canon (Part 17)

Explore Harold Bloom's Chaotic Fourth Age of the Canon with this definitive list of essential books. Discover Bloom's influential literary selections and critical insights.

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Seize the Day

by Saul Bellow

“What makes all of this so remarkable is not merely Bellow’s eye and ear for vital detail. Nor is it his talent for exposing the …
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The Adventures of Augie March

by Saul Bellow

“The Adventures of Augie March is the great American Novel. Search no further.” –Martin Amis A Penguin Classic As soon as it first appeared in …
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Herzog

by Saul Bellow

In one of his finest achievements, Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow presents a multifaceted portrait of a modern-day hero, a man struggling with the complexity …
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Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this deeply compelling novel and epic milestone of American literature, a nameless narrator tells his story …
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In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and …
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

by Carson McCullers

A quiet, sensitive girl searches for beauty in a small, but damned Southern town.
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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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Wise Blood

by Flannery O'Connor

The passengers on the train to Taulkinham show mixed reactions when Haze questions their belief in Jesus.
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The Violent Bear It Away

by Flannery O'Connor

"A back country orphan struggles to defy his uncle's prophesy that he will become a baptist prophet"--NoveList.
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Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

The most famous and controversial novel from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century tells the story of Humbert Humbert’s obsessive, devouring, and …
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Pale Fire

by Vladimir Nabokov

A darkly comic novel of suspense, literary idolatry and one-upmanship, and political intrigue from one of the leading writers of the twentieth century, the acclaimed …
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Lincoln

by Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. With their broad …
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Nine Stories

 

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The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

J.D. Salinger's classic of adolescent angst is now available for the first time in trade paperback. Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from …
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Ceremony in Lone Tree

by Wright Morris

Although Tom Scanlon would just as soon spend it alone, his ninetieth birthday becomes the occasion for a family gathering in the Midwestern town of …
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The Fixer

by Bernard Malamud

"Introduction by Jonathan Safran Foer"--Cover.
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Advertisements for Myself

by Norman Mailer

A collection of stories, polemic, meditations, and interviews.
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The Executioner's Song

by Norman Mailer

Re-creates the crime, trial and events leading to the execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, who requested the death sentence.
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Second Skin

by John Hawkes

"John Hawkes is an extraordinary writer. I have always admired his books. They should be more widely read."--Saul Bellow
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The Recognitions (Penguin Classics)

 

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A streetcar named desire

 

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