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American Literature at the Movies: The Books

We've pioneered a certain type of literature in America: the cinematic novel. "Gone with the Wind," for example, is just a dense script treatment, and I think teen dystopian romances are optioned to Hollywood before they hit Kindle. Here are just 100 American books that have been made into movies. Did the book inspire you to watch the movie, or did the movie inspired you to read the book?
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2
Mark Twain
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
3
Edith Wharton
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
4
Robert Penn Warren
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
5
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
6
American Psycho
American Psycho
7
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
8
Malcolm X
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
9
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
10
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
11
Raymond Chandler
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
12
Tom Wolfe
Bourne Identity
Bourne Identity
13
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
14
Truman Capote
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
15
Katherine Paterson
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
16
Robert James Waller
Brokeback Mountain (Short Story)
Brokeback Mountain (Short Story)
17
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
18
Stephen King
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
19
Joseph Heller
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
20
John Irving
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
21
Suzanne Collins
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
22
Alice Walker
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
23
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
24
E.B. White
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
25
Charles Frazier
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
26
Dan Brown
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves
27
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
28
Philip K. Dick
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
29
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
30
Lauren Weisberger
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
31
Ray Bradbury
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
32
John Steinbeck
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
33
Chuck Palahniuk
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
34
John Grisham
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
35
Ernest Hemingway
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
36
Winston Groom
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
37
Fannie Flagg
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
38
Susanna Kaysen
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
39
Mario Puzo
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
40
Margaret Mitchell
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