__notoc__ 1985 în literatură — 1986 în literatură — 1987 în literatură Anul 1986 în literatură a implicat o serie de evenimente și cărți noi semnificative.
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Cărți noi Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils Piers Anthony - Ghost Jeffrey Archer - A Matter of Honour James Axler - Pilgrimage to Hell și Red Holocaust Iain Banks - The Bridge Thomas Bernhard - Auslöschung Anita Brookner - A Misalliance Orson Scott Card - Speaker for the Dead Arthur C. Clarke - The Songs of Distant Earth Tom Clancy - Red Storm Rising James Clavell - Whirlwind Jackie Collins - Hollywood Husbands Pat Conroy - The Prince of Tides Hugh Cook - The Wizards and the Warriors Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe's Regiment Bernard & Judy Cornwell (ca Susannah Kells) - Coat of Arms (sau The Aristocrats) Richard Ford - The Sportswriter John Gardner - Nobody Lives For Ever Jacques Godbout - Une histoire américaine Carl Hiaasen - Tourist Season Kazuo Ishiguro - An Artist of the Floating World Brian Jacques - Redwall Diana Wynne Jones - Howl's Moving Castle Stephen King - It W. P. Kinsella - The Fence Post Chronicles Judith Krantz - I'll Take Manhattan Louis L'Amour - Last of the Breed John le Carré - A Perfect Spy Tanith Lee - Dreams of Dark and Light Gordon Lish - Dear Mr. Capote H. P. Lovecraft - Dagon and Other Macabre Tales ediție revizuită Robert Ludlum - The Bourne Supremacy Amin Maalouf - Leo Africanus Allan Massie - Augustus Robert Munsch - Love You Forever Patrick O'Brian - The Reverse of the Medal Robert B. Parker - Taming a Sea Horse Ellis Peters - The Rose Rent Belva Plain - The Golden Cup Anthony Powell - The Fisher King Terry Pratchett - The Light Fantastic Reynolds Price - Kate Vaiden James Purdy - In the Hollow of His Hand José Saramago - O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis Idries Shah - Kara Kush Danielle Steel - Wanderlust Peter Taylor - A Summons to Memphis James Tiptree, Jr. - Tales of the Quintana Roo Roger Zelazny - Blood of Amber (Sângele din Amber)
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