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Classic American Novels - Page 2

120 novels by outstanding American authors. None of these are too recent, to give a bit of perspective.
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
41
John Steinbeck
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
42
Edith Wharton
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
43
Ray Bradbury
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
44
Ernest Hemingway
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
45
Hunter S. Thompson
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
46
Fannie Flagg
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
47
James Jones
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
48
Anita Loos
Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
49
Edna Ferber
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
50
James Baldwin
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
51
Margaret Mitchell
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
52
John Steinbeck
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
53
Thomas Pynchon
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
54
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
55
Shirley Jackson
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
56
Carson McCullers
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
57
Kathryn Stockett
The House of Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of Seven Gables
58
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
59
Marilynne Robinson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
60
Maya Angelou
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
61
David Foster Wallace
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
62
Ralph Ellison
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
63
Amy Tan
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
64
Upton Sinclair
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
65
Octavia Butler
Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
Last of the Mohicans
66
James Fenimore Cooper
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
67
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
68
Vladimir Nabokov
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
69
Larry McMurtry
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
70
Dashiell Hammett
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
71
Ray Bradbury
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
72
John Berendt
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
73
James M. Cain
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
74
Stephen King
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
75
Herman Melville
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
76
Willa Cather
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
77
Norman Mailer
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
78
William S. Burroughs
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
79
Richard Wright
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
80
Willa Cather
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