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Facts on File Companion to the American Novel G-O - Page 4

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 Mosquito Coast (Paul Theroux)
The Mosquito Coast
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Paul Theroux
Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem)
Motherless Brooklyn
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Jonathan Lethem
The Mother's Recompense (Edith Wharton)
The Mother's Recompense
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Edith Wharton
The Mountain Lion (Jean Stafford)
The Mountain Lion
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A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
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The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
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The Moving Target (Ross MacDonald)
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Mrs Bridge (Evan S. Connell)
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Evan S. Connell
Mr Bridge (Evan S. Connell)
Mr Bridge
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Evan S. Connell
Mrs Spring Fragrance (Sui Sin Far)
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Sui Sin Far
Mumbo Jumbo (Ishmael Reed)
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The Music of Chance (Paul Auster)
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My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
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My Next Bride (Kay Boyle)
My Next Bride
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The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
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Norman Mailer
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
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The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
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Narrow Rooms (James Purdy)
Narrow Rooms
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Native Speaker
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The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
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