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The Great American Novels (From the Atlantic) - Page 3

These are 136 novels which The Atlantic curated to represent the "Great American Novels" published between 1924 and 2023.
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
Katherine Dunn
82
Tripmaster Monkey (Maxine Hong Kingston)
Tripmaster Monkey
Maxine Hong Kingston
83
Dogeaters (Jessica Hagedorn)
Dogeaters
Jessica Hagedorn
84
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
85
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent
Julia Alvarez
86
Mating
Mating
87
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
88
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
89
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
Ana Castillo
90
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
Leslie Feinberg
91
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
E.Annie Proulx
92
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
Chang-Rae Lee
93
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater
Philip Roth
94
Under the Feet of Jesus (Helena Maria Viramontes)
Under the Feet of Jesus
Helena Maria Viramontes
95
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
96
I Love Dick (Chris Kraus)
I Love Dick
Chris Kraus
97
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
Don Delillo
98
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
Colson Whitehead
99
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
Joyce Carol Oates
100
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
101
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
102
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
Helen Dewitt
103
The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead
104
Erasure (Percival Everett)
Erasure
Percival Everett
105
I, the Divine (Rabih Alameddine)
I, the Divine
Rabih Alameddine
106
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
107
Caramelo
Caramelo
108
Perma Red (Debra Magpie Earling)
Perma Red
Debra Magpie Earling
109
The Russian Debutante's Handbook (Gary Shteyngart)
The Russian Debutante's Handbook
Gary Shteyngart
110
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
111
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
Mary Gaitskill
112
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
113
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
114
I Hotel (Karen Tei Yamashita)
I Hotel
Karen Tei Yamashita
115
Open City
Open City
116
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
117
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
Louise Erdrich
118
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
119
Nevada (Imogen Binnie)
Nevada
Imogen Binnie
120
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
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