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Books That Span Years (Or Even Decades)

One advantage Literature has over other forms of entertainment is the ease at which the author can expand a story across years, decades, or even centuries.
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
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William Faulkner
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
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Vladimir Nabokov
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
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L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables (Series) (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables (Series)
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L.M. Montgomery
Autumn of the Patriarch
Autumn of the Patriarch
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Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Blankets
7
Craig Thompson
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
8
David Mitchell
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
9
Markus Zusak
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
10
Helen Oyeyemi
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
11
Evelyn Waugh
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks
12
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
13
Julie Otsuka
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
14
Margaret Atwood
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
15
David Mitchell
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
16
Alice Walker
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
17
Alexandre Dumas
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
18
Charles Dickens
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
19
Neal Stephenson
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
20
Anne Frank
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
21
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
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Cao Xueqin
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
23
Cristina Garcia
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers
24
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
25
John Steinbeck
Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)
Emily of New Moon
26
L.M. Montgomery
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
27
Edith Wharton
Fall on Your Knees
Fall on Your Knees
28
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
29
John Galsworthy
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
30
Fannie Flagg
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
31
Katherine Dunn
Ghostwritten
Ghostwritten
32
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
33
Arundhati Roy
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
34
Mario Puzo
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
35
Margaret Mitchell
The Good Earth
The Good Earth
36
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
37
Charles Dickens
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
38
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
39
J.K. Rowling
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
40
Louis Sachar
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