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Great American Novel

The endless debate about the Great American Novel. Here is a list of 100 possible contenders, from classic XIX century authors to contemporary names.
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Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Light in August
Light in August
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
10
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
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U.S.A. Trilogy (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A. Trilogy (John Dos Passos)
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The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
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An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
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The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March
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Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian
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Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld (Don Delillo)
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Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
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Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
25
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
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East of Eden
East of Eden
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
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Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
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The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
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All the King's Men
All the King's Men
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
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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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For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
40
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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