| 1 | R D Pharr | S.R.O. | 
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| 2 | Luke Rhinehart | The Dice Man | 
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| 3 | William S Burroughs | The Wild Boys | 
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| 4 | William Trevor | Miss Gomez and the Brethren | 
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| 5 | Thomas McGuane | The Bushwhacked Piano | 
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| 6 | Anthony Powell | Books Do Furnish a Room | 
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| 7 | Charles Bukowski | Post Office | 
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