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The Atlantic - The Great American Novels

one hundred and thirty six novels that make you think - as selected by the Atlantic magazine march 14 2024
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
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The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
Gertrude Stein
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
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Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
Nella Larsen
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
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Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
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Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
Djuna Barnes
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East Goes West (Younghill Kang)
East Goes West
Younghill Kang
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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USA (Jon Dos Passos)
USA
Jon Dos Passos
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Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
John Fante
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
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Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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Native Son
Native Son
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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A Time to Be Born
A Time to Be Born
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren
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The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
Ann Petry
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In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
Hughes
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The Mountain Lion (Jean Stafford)
The Mountain Lion
Jean Stafford
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha
Gwendolyn Brooks
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The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
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Peyton Place (New Hampshire)
Peyton Place (New Hampshire)
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Deep Water (Patricia Highsmith)
Deep Water
Patricia Highsmith
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No-No Boy (John Okada)
No-No Boy
John Okada
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
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Madeleine L'engle: A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle: A Wrinkle in Time
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Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
James Baldwin
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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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