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50 Books by U.S. Authors

The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that shows the culture of the United States at a specific time. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state, culture, and perspective of the common American citizen.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
2
William Faulkner
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
3
Ernest Hemingway
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
4
Herman Melville
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
5
Stephen Crane
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
6
Sylvia Plath
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
7
Richard Wright
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
8
Philip Roth
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
9
Alice Walker
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
10
Harper Lee
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
11
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
12
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
13
John Steinbeck
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
14
Truman Capote
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
15
Kurt Vonnegut
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
16
Margaret Mitchell
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
17
Joseph Heller
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
18
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
19
Ken Kesey
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
20
John Kennedy Toole
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
21
Maya Angelou
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
22
Jack London
Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road
23
Erskine Caldwell
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
24
John Irving
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
25
Raymond Chandler
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
26
Toni Morrison
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
27
Carson McCullers
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
28
Thomas Pynchon
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
29
Hunter S. Thompson
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
30
Bret Easton Ellis
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
31
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
32
David Foster Wallace
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
33
Saul Bellow
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
34
Alice Sebold
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
35
Ray Bradbury
White Noise by Don Delillo
White Noise by Don Delillo
36
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
37
Alex Haley
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
38
Saul Bellow
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
39
James Fenimore Cooper
The Bostonians by Henry James
The Bostonians by Henry James
40
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