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Facts on File Companion to the American Novel G-O

This a challenge which highlights both the depth and breadth of American literature. Just consider the range of emotions evoked by the titles on the list image: "Love", "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", "Kindred", "The Grapes of Wrath", "Misery" and "Ham on Rye". Moreover it covers works written over more than two centuries, from the mid 18th century to early this century.
These are books discussed at length in "The Facts On File Companion to the American Novel" (Abby H. P. Werlock, 2006). This instalment covers titles from G-O.
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
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Katherine Dunn
The Ghost Writer (Philip Roth)
The Ghost Writer
2
Philip Roth
Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
3
Edna Ferber
Ginger Man (J.P. Donleavy)
Ginger Man
4
J.P. Donleavy
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
5
Mario Puzo
Go Down, Moses (William Faulkner)
Go Down, Moses
6
William Faulkner
God's Little Acre
God's Little Acre
7
Going After Cacciato (Tim O'Brien)
Going After Cacciato
8
Tim O'Brien
The Golden Bowl (Henry James)
The Golden Bowl
9
Henry James
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
10
Margaret Mitchell
Good Day to Die (Jim Harrison)
Good Day to Die
11
Jim Harrison
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
12
Pearl S. Buck
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
13
James Baldwin
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
14
John Steinbeck
The Grass Dancer (Susan Power)
The Grass Dancer
15
Susan Power
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
16
Thomas Pynchon
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
17
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Meadow (Elizabeth Madox Roberts)
The Great Meadow
18
Elizabeth Madox Roberts
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
19
Stephen King
Grendel (John Gardner)
Grendel
20
John Gardner
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
21
Mary McCarthy
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
22
Charles Bukowski
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
23
Shirley Jackson
A Hazard of New Fortunes (William Dean Howells)
A Hazard of New Fortunes
24
William Dean Howells
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
25
Carson McCullers
The Heart of Hyacinth (Onoto Watanna)
The Heart of Hyacinth
26
Onoto Watanna
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
27
Saul Bellow
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
28
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
29
Saul Bellow
Home to Harlem (Claude McKay)
Home to Harlem
30
Claude McKay
Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis
Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis
31
Hope Leslie: Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts (Catharine Maria Sedgwick)
Hope Leslie: Or, Early Times in the Massachusetts
32
Catharine Maria Sedgwick
The Hotel New Hampshire (John Irving)
The Hotel New Hampshire
33
John Irving
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
34
Michael Cunningham
The House Behind the Cedars (Charles Chestnutt)
The House Behind the Cedars
35
Charles Chestnutt
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
36
Marilynne Robinson
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
37
N. Scott Momaday
House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)
House of Leaves
38
Mark Danielewski
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
39
Edith Wharton
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
40
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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