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American Literature at the Movies: The Books - Page 2

We've pioneered a certain type of literature in America: the cinematic novel. "Gone with the Wind," for example, is just a dense script treatment, and I think teen dystopian romances are optioned to Hollywood before they hit Kindle. Here are just 100 American books that have been made into movies. Did the book inspire you to watch the movie, or did the movie inspired you to read the book?
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
42
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
43
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
Stephen King
44
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
Louis Sachar
45
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
46
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
47
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
48
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice
49
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
50
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
51
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
52
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
53
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
54
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall
55
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
56
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
57
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
John Grogan
58
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
59
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
60
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
61
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult
62
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
Dennis Lehane
63
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
Nicholas Sparks
64
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
65
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
66
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
Judith Guest
67
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
68
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
69
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
70
Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Practical Magic
Alice Hoffman
71
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy
72
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
73
Rear Window
Rear Window
74
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
75
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe
76
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Stephen King
77
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
78
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition
79
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin
80
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
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