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The Great American Novel

Books that should all qualify as candidates for the Great American Novel. Many years, many regions, many amazing choices. These are 50 of my favorites. Which ones resonate most with you? Which ones have I left off? How many have you read?
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
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The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
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The Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
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Main Street
Main Street
9
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel
10
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
12
My Antonia
My Antonia
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
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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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The Awakening
The Awakening
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O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
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Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
21
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
22
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
23
A Country Doctor (Sarah Orne Jewett)
A Country Doctor (Sarah Orne Jewett)
24
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
27
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
28
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
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Agee, James: A Death in the Family
Agee, James: A Death in the Family
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The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
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Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
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Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple
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Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing (May Sarton)
Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing (May Sarton)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Slaughter House Five
Slaughter House Five
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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