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The endless debate about the Great American Novel. Here is a list of 100 possible contenders, from classic XIX century authors to contemporary names.
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White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
41
Don Delillo
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
42
Jack London
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
43
Philip Roth
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
44
Thomas Pynchon
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
45
Jonathan Franzen
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
46
Truman Capote
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
47
L. Frank Baum
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
48
E.L. Doctorow
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
49
Stephen Crane
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
50
Edith Wharton
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
51
Richard Wright
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
52
Kate Chopin
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
53
Upton Sinclair
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
54
Cormac McCarthy
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
55
Willa Cather
Mason and Dixon
Mason and Dixon
56
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
57
Jonathan Franzen
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
58
William S. Burroughs
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
59
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
60
Henry James
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
61
Alex Haley
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
62
Dashiell Hammett
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
63
Walker Percy
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
64
Williams
Babbit
Babbit
65
Suttree
Suttree
66
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
67
Edith Wharton
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
68
John Steinbeck
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
69
Ken Kesey
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
70
Alice Walker
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
71
Ernest Hemingway
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
72
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
73
Junot Díaz
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
74
Carson McCullers
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
75
Willa Cather
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
76
Michael Chabon
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
77
John Irving
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
78
William Styron
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
79
Richard Yates
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
80
Toni Morrison
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