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Facts on File Companion to the American Novel G-O - Page 2

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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The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
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The House Without a Key (Earl Derr Biggers)
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The Human Comedy (William Saroyan)
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Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez
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The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
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In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
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The Invention of Solitude (Paul Auster)
The Invention of Solitude
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Paul Auster
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
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Iola Leroy (Frances Harper)
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Ironweed (William Kennedy)
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It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
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Jane Field (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman)
Jane Field
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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
Jasmine
58
Bharati Mukherjee
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
59
Toni Morrison
Jonah's Gourd Vine (Zora Neale Hurston)
Jonah's Gourd Vine
60
Zora Neale Hurston
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
61
Amy Tan
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
62
William Gaddis
Jubilee (Margaret Walker)
Jubilee
63
Margaret Walker
Juneteenth (Ralph Ellison)
Juneteenth
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Ralph Ellison
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
65
Upton Sinclair
Junky (William S. Burroughs)
Junky
66
William S. Burroughs
Kate Vaiden
Kate Vaiden
67
The Keepers of the House (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Keepers of the House
68
Shirley Ann Grau
Killing Mr Watson (Peter Mathiesson)
Killing Mr Watson
69
Peter Mathiesson
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
70
Octavia E. Butler
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
71
Amy Tan
Klail City (Rolando Hinojosa)
Klail City
72
Rolando Hinojosa
Lancelot (Walker Percy)
Lancelot
73
Walker Percy
The Landlord at Lion's Head (William Dean Howells)
The Landlord at Lion's Head
74
William Dean Howells
The Lanny Budd Series (Upton Sinclair)
The Lanny Budd Series
75
Upton Sinclair
The Last Gentleman (Walker Percy)
The Last Gentleman
76
Walker Percy
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
77
James Fenimore Cooper
The Last Time They Met (Anita Shreve)
The Last Time They Met
78
Anita Shreve
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
79
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Le Divorce (Diane Johnson)
Le Divorce
80
Diane Johnson
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