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1001 American Books to Read Before You Die

This list only includes books published up to and including 2010. No poetry or drama. Mostly literature with a few non-fiction included. It also includes writers who have emigrated to the the U.S. and have continued their writing careers here. Thanks for coming!
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1876 (Gore Vidal)
1876
1
Gore Vidal
32 Cadillacs (Joe Gores)
32 Cadillacs
2
Joe Gores
52 Pickup
52 Pickup
3
60 Stories (Donald Barthelme)
60 Stories
4
Donald Barthelme
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
5
William Faulkner
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
6
Sherman Alexie
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
7
Anne Tyler
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
8
Vladimir Nabokov
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
9
Saul Bellow
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville (Washington Irving)
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville
10
Washington Irving
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
11
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
12
Mark Twain
After Dark, My Sweet (Jim Thompson)
After Dark, My Sweet
13
Jim Thompson
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
14
Edith Wharton
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
15
Alaska Wilderness (Robert Marshall)
Alaska Wilderness
16
Robert Marshall
The Albany Cycle
The Albany Cycle
17
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
18
Robert Penn Warren
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
19
Cormac McCarthy
All Souls Rising (Madison Smart Bell)
All Souls Rising
20
Madison Smart Bell
Almanac of the Dead (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Almanac of the Dead
21
Leslie Marmon Silko
Alphabetical Africa
Alphabetical Africa
22
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
23
Michael Chabon
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
24
Henry James
The American (Henry James)
The American
25
Henry James
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
26
Philip Roth
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
27
Bret Easton Ellis
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
28
James Ellroy
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
29
Theodore Dreiser
Anagrams
Anagrams
30
Andersonville
Andersonville
31
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
32
Michael Crichton
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
33
Frank McCourt
Angels
Angels
34
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose
35
Animal Dreams (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal Dreams
36
Barbara Kingsolver
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
37
Jamaica Kincaid
Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
38
Mona Simpson
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
39
John O'Hara
Arctic Dreams (Barry Lopez)
Arctic Dreams
40
Barry Lopez
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