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Greatest and Most Influential Works of American Literature - Page 4

This list should not be confused as what I think are the best American literature. I believe Faulkner, Hemingway, and McCarthy are all bad authors. However they are major and influential, which earns them a spot on this list.
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A Seperate Peace (John Knowles)
A Seperate Peace
121
John Knowles
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
122
Tony Kushner
The Poems of Sidney Lanier (Sidney Lanier)
The Poems of Sidney Lanier
123
Sidney Lanier
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
124
Nella Larsen
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
125
Harper Lee
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
126
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis
127
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
128
Sinclair Lewis
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
129
Sinclair Lewis
The Quaker City, the Monks of Monk Hall (George Lippard)
The Quaker City, the Monks of Monk Hall
130
George Lippard
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
131
Jack London
The Song of Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha
132
Collected Poems of Robert Lowell (Robert Lowell)
Collected Poems of Robert Lowell
133
Robert Lowell
Malcom X Autobiography
Malcom X Autobiography
134
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
135
Norman Mailer
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
136
Cormac McCarthy
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
137
Mary McCarthy
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
138
Frank McCourt
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
139
Carson McCullers
Women and Men (Joseph McElroy)
Women and Men
140
Joseph McElroy
Home to Harlem (Claude McKay)
Home to Harlem
141
Claude McKay
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
142
Larry McMurtry
Moving on (Larry McMurtry)
Moving On
143
Larry McMurtry
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
Terms of Endearment
144
Larry McMurtry
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
145
Herman Melville
Billy Budd - Herman Melville (1891)
Billy Budd - Herman Melville (1891)
146
THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE by H. L. Mencken
THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE by H. L. Mencken
147
The Changing Light at Sandover (James Merrill)
The Changing Light at Sandover
148
James Merrill
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay (Edna St.Vincent Millay)
Collected Poems by Edna St.Vincent Millay
149
Edna St.Vincent Millay
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
150
Arthur Miller
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
151
Margaret Mitchell
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
152
Toni Morrison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
153
Toni Morrison
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
154
Vladimir Nabokov
McTeague (Frank Norris)
McTeague
155
Frank Norris
Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
156
Joyce Carol Oates
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
157
Tim O'Brien
Flannery O'Conner the Complete Stories (Flannery O'Conner)
Flannery O'Conner the Complete Stories
158
Flannery O'Conner
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
159
John O'Hara
No-No Boy (John Okada)
No-No Boy
160
John Okada
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