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Greatest and Most Influential Works of American Literature - Page 5

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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Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
161
Eugene O'Neill
The Messiah of Stockholm (Cynthia Ozick)
The Messiah of Stockholm
162
Cynthia Ozick
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
163
Thomas Paine
The Portable Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker)
The Portable Dorothy Parker
164
Dorothy Parker
France and England in North America
France and England in North America
165
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
166
Walker Percy
The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Poe, Edgar Allan)
The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
167
Poe, Edgar Allan
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
168
Edgar Allan Poe
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
169
Chaim Potok
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
170
Thomas Pynchon
Mason & Dixon (Thomas Pynchon)
Mason & Dixon
171
Thomas Pynchon
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
172
Edwin O'Connor
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
173
Sylvia Plath
The Gold Bug Variations (Richard Powers)
The Gold Bug Variations
174
Richard Powers
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
175
Wilson Rawls
How the Other Half Lives (Jacob A. Riis)
How the Other Half Lives
176
Jacob A. Riis
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
177
Marilynne Robinson
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
178
Philip Roth
Orientalism (Edward W. Said)
Orientalism
179
Edward W. Said
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
180
J.D. Salinger
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg (Carl Sandburg)
The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg
181
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
182
George Saunders
Hope Leslie (Sedgwick, Catherine Maria)
Hope Leslie
183
Sedgwick, Catherine Maria
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
184
Michael Shaara
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
185
Carol Shields
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
186
Upton Sinclair
Regarding the Pain of Others-Susan Sontag
Regarding the Pain of Others-Susan Sontag
187
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
188
Wallace Stegner
The Autobiography of Alice B. Tokias by Gertrude Stein
The Autobiography of Alice B. Tokias by Gertrude Stein
189
The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (John Steinbeck)
The Short Novels of John Steinbeck
190
John Steinbeck
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
191
John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
192
John Steinbeck
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens (Wallace Stevens)
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
193
Wallace Stevens
Dog Soldiers (Robert Stone)
Dog Soldiers
194
Robert Stone
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
195
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
196
William Styron
The History of Standard Oil
The History of Standard Oil
197
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
198
Booth Tarkington
Darconville's Cat (Alexander Theroux)
Darconville's Cat
199
Alexander Theroux
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
200
Henry David Thoreau
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