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If you loved Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in CRIMINALS_FICTION, FICTION_COMING OF AGE, NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION, and AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR).

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A Mercy

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True History of the Kelly Gang

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The Adventures of Augie March

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Themes: FICTION_COMING OF AGE • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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The Rise of David Levinsky

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Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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McTeague (1899)

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The Grapes of Wrath

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The Battle Ground

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The Assistant

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Fans of Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow will find 24 titles here, all united by CRIMINALS_FICTION, FICTION_COMING OF AGE, NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION. Authors represented include E.L. Doctorow, Joyce Carol Oates, Tom Barbash, Donna Tartt, and others.