AP Novels Titles from Free Response Questions Updated from an original list by Norma J. Wilkerson. Works referred to on the AP Literature exams since 1971, specific years in parentheses. Please note that only authors were sometimes recommended in early years, not specific titles. A Absalom, Absalomby William Faulkner (76, 00, 10, 12) Adam Bedeby George Eliot (06) The Adventures of Augie Marchby Saul Bellow (13) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark Twain (80, 82, 85, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 99, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 13) The Aeneidby Virgil (06) Agnes of Godby John Pielmeier (00) The Age of Innocenceby Edith Wharton (97, 02, 03, 08, 12, 14) Alias Graceby Margaret Atwood (00, 04, 08) All the King’s Menby Robert Penn Warren (00, 02, 04, 07, 08, 09, 11) All My Sonsby Arthur Miller (85, 90) All the Pretty Horsesby Cormac McCarthy (95, 96, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 13) America is in the Heartby Carlos Bulosan (95) An American Tragedyby Theodore Dreiser (81, 82, 95, 03) American Pastoralby Philip Roth (09) The Americanby Henry James (05, 10) Angels in Americaby Tony Kushnet (09) Angle of Reposeby Wallace Stegner (10) Anna Kareninaby Leo Tolstoy (80, 91, 99, 03, 04, 06, 08, 09, 16) Another Countryby James Baldwin (95, 10, 12) Antigoneby Sophocles (79, 80, 90, 94, 99, 03, 05, 09, 11, 14) Anthony and Cleopatraby William Shakespeare (80, 91) Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitzby Mordecai Richler (94) Armies of the Nightby Norman Mailer (76) As I Lay Dyingby William Faulkner (78, 89, 90, 94, 01, 04, 06, 07, 09, 11) As You Like Itby William Shakespeare (92, 05. 06, 10, 16) Atonementby Ian McEwan (07, 11, 13, 16) Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Manby James Weldon Johnson (02, 05) The Awakeningby Kate Chopin (87, 88, 91, 92, 95, 97, 99, 02, 07, 09, 11, 14) B “The Bear” by William Faulkner (94. 06) Belovedby Toni Morrison (90, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16) A Bend in the Riverby V. S. Naipaul (03, 15) Benito Cerenoby Herman Melville (89) Billy Buddby Herman Melville (79, 81, 82, 83, 85, 99, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 15) The Birthday Partyby Harold Pinter (89, 97) Black Boyby Richard Wright (06, 08, 13, 15) Bleak Houseby Charles Dickens (94, 00, 04, 09, 10) Bless Me, Ultimaby Rudolfo Anaya (94, 96, 97, 99, 04, 05, 06, 08) The Blind Assassinby Margaret Atwood (07, 11, 16) The Bluest Eyeby Toni Morrison (95, 08, 09) Bone: A Novelby Fae M. Ng (03) The Bonesetter's Daughterby Amy Tan (06, 07, 11, 16) Brave New Worldby Aldous Huxley (89, 05, 09, 10)
