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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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White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
Don Delillo
42
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
43
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
44
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
45
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
46
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
47
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
48
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
E.L. Doctorow
49
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
50
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
51
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
52
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
53
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
54
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy
55
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
56
Mason and Dixon
Mason and Dixon
57
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
58
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
William S. Burroughs
59
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald
60
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
61
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
Alex Haley
62
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
63
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
Walker Percy
64
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
Williams
65
Babbit
Babbit
66
Suttree
Suttree
67
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton
68
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
69
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
70
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
71
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
72
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
73
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
74
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
75
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
76
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
77
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
78
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
William Styron
79
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates
80
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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