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The Great American Novels (From the Atlantic) - Page 2

These are 136 novels which The Atlantic curated to represent the "Great American Novels" published between 1924 and 2023.
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Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
Vladimir Nabokov
42
The Zebra-Striped Hearse (Ross MacDonald)
The Zebra-Striped Hearse
Ross MacDonald
43
Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
44
The Group
The Group
45
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49
46
A Sport and a Pastime (James Salter)
A Sport and a Pastime
James Salter
47
Couples (John Updike)
Couples
John Updike
48
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
49
Divorcing (Susan Taubes)
Divorcing
Susan Taubes
50
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
Philip Roth
51
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
52
Are You There God It's Me Margaret
Are You There God It's Me Margaret
53
Desperate Characters (Paula Fox)
Desperate Characters
Paula Fox
54
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
Joan Didion
55
Log of the S.S. the Mrs. Unguentine (Stanley Crawford)
Log of the S.S. the Mrs. Unguentine
Stanley Crawford
56
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
57
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
Toni Morrison
58
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
59
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
Fran Ross
60
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
61
Winter in the Blood (James Welch)
Winter in the Blood
James Welch
62
Corregidora (Gayl Jones)
Corregidora
Gayl Jones
63
Speedboat
Speedboat
64
Ceremony
Ceremony
65
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
66
A Contract With God (Will Eisner)
A Contract With God
Will Eisner
67
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
Andrew Holleran
68
The Stand
The Stand
69
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
70
The Dog of the South (Charles Portis)
The Dog of the South
Charles Portis
71
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
72
The Salt Eaters (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Salt Eaters
Toni Cade Bambara
73
Little, Big (John Crowley)
Little, Big
John Crowley
74
Oxherding Tale (Charles Johnson)
Oxherding Tale
Charles Johnson
75
Machine Dreams (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Machine Dreams
Jayne Anne Phillips
76
Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian
77
A Summons to Memphis (Peter Taylor)
A Summons to Memphis
Peter Taylor
78
Watchmen
Watchmen
79
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
80
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
Octavia Butler
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