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American Literature at the Movies: The Books - Page 2

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 Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
41
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
42
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
43
Stephen King
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
44
Louis Sachar
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
45
Michael Cunningham
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
46
Suzanne Collins
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
47
Richard Matheson
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
48
Anne Rice
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
49
Jon Krakauer
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
50
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
51
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
52
James Fenimore Cooper
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
53
Louisa May Alcott
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall
54
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
55
Alice Sebold
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
56
Dashiell Hammett
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
57
John Grogan
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
58
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
59
Arthur Golden
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
60
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
61
Jodi Picoult
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
62
Dennis Lehane
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
63
Nicholas Sparks
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
64
Ernest Hemingway
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
65
Ken Kesey
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
66
Judith Guest
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
67
S.E. Hinton
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
68
Grace Metalious
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
69
Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Practical Magic
70
Alice Hoffman
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
71
Pat Conroy
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
72
William Goldman
Rear Window
Rear Window
73
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
74
Richard Yates
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
75
Tom Wolfe
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
76
Stephen King
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
77
Cormac McCarthy
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition
78
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
79
Ira Levin
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
80
Stephen King
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