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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
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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
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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 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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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 (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
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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
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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