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Top 40 Chicago Novels

"In assembling my list of the top 40 Chicago novels, I have selected only those books that unfold at least partly in Chicago.... Books are ordered with an eye to their level of artistry, their long-term impact, and the extent to which they capture Chicago." (Geoffrey Johnson, Chicago magazine)
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Divine Days (Leon Forrest)
Divine Days (Leon Forrest)
2
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humboldt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
3
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
4
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
5
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
6
The Cliff-Dwellers (Henry Blake Fuller)
The Cliff-Dwellers (Henry Blake Fuller)
7
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
8
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
The Man With the Golden Arm (Nelson Algren)
9
Chin Music (James McManus)
Chin Music (James McManus)
10
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
11
Years of Grace (Margaret Ayers Barnes)
Years of Grace (Margaret Ayers Barnes)
12
The Pit (Frank Norris)
The Pit (Frank Norris)
13
Trumbull Park (Frank London Brown)
Trumbull Park (Frank London Brown)
14
With the Procession (Henry Blake Fuller)
With the Procession (Henry Blake Fuller)
15
The Memoirs of an American Citizen (Robert Welch Herrick)
The Memoirs of an American Citizen (Robert Welch Herrick)
16
The Smiths (Janet A. Fairbank)
The Smiths (Janet A. Fairbank)
17
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly (Hamlin Garland)
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly (Hamlin Garland)
18
The Titan (Theodore Dreiser)
The Titan (Theodore Dreiser)
19
Erik Dorn (Ben Hecht)
Erik Dorn (Ben Hecht)
20
Knock on Any Door (Willard Motley)
Knock on Any Door (Willard Motley)
21
Prairie Avenue (Arthur Meeker)
Prairie Avenue (Arthur Meeker)
22
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
23
The Old Bunch (Meyer Levin)
The Old Bunch (Meyer Levin)
24
The Odyssey of Kostas Volakis (Harry Mark Petrakis)
The Odyssey of Kostas Volakis (Harry Mark Petrakis)
25
The Rivers of Eros (Cyrus Colter)
The Rivers of Eros (Cyrus Colter)
26
Hairstyles of the Damned (Joe Meno)
Hairstyles of the Damned (Joe Meno)
27
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
28
Peel My Love Like an Onion (Ana Castillo)
Peel My Love Like an Onion (Ana Castillo)
29
I Sailed With Magellan (Stuart Dybek)
I Sailed With Magellan (Stuart Dybek)
30
Windy McPherson's Son (Sherwood Anderson)
Windy McPherson's Son (Sherwood Anderson)
31
The Lazarus Project (Aleksandar Hemon)
The Lazarus Project (Aleksandar Hemon)
32
The Song of the Lark (Willa Cather)
The Song of the Lark (Willa Cather)
33
The Dean's December (Saul Bellow)
The Dean's December (Saul Bellow)
34
The Girls (Edna Ferber)
The Girls (Edna Ferber)
35
Rebellion (Joseph Medill Patterson)
Rebellion (Joseph Medill Patterson)
36
The Moments Lost: A Midwest Pilgrim's Progress (Bruce Olds)
The Moments Lost: A Midwest Pilgrim's Progress (Bruce Olds)
37
Letting Go (Phillip Roth)
Letting Go (Phillip Roth)
38
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
39
Cooler by the Lake (Larry Heinemann)
Cooler by the Lake (Larry Heinemann)
40
Barriers Burned Away (E.P. Roe)
Barriers Burned Away (E.P. Roe)
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