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The Best Southern Novels of All Time by Oxford American

"A list of the best southern novels of all time by Oxford American Magazine judged by 130 experts as well as authors."
This is one of the source lists used to compile the master list at thegreatestbooks.org.
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
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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 Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
7
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
8
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
9
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
10
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
11
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
12
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
13
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August (William Faulkner)
14
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
15
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
17
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
18
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
19
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
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The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
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Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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Go Down, Moses (William Faulkner)
Go Down, Moses (William Faulkner)
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The Golden Apples (Eudora Welty)
The Golden Apples (Eudora Welty)
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Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane (Jean Toomer)
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The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
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Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance (James Dickey)
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The Last Gentleman (Walker Percy)
The Last Gentleman (Walker Percy)
30
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
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The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
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Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina
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