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50 Books by U.S. Authors

The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that shows the culture of the United States at a specific time. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state, culture, and perspective of the common American citizen.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
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The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
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Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
Philip Roth
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
22
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
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Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road
Erskine Caldwell
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A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
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The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
Thomas Pynchon
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
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Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
Saul Bellow
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The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
35
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
36
White Noise by Don Delillo
White Noise by Don Delillo
37
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
Alex Haley
38
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
Saul Bellow
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The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
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The Bostonians by Henry James
The Bostonians by Henry James
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