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The Great American Novels (From the Atlantic) - Page 2

These are 136 novels which The Atlantic curated to represent the "Great American Novels" published between 1924 and 2023.
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Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
41
Vladimir Nabokov
The Zebra-Striped Hearse (Ross MacDonald)
The Zebra-Striped Hearse
42
Ross MacDonald
Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
Bell Jar
43
Sylvia Plath
The Group
The Group
44
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
45
Thomas Pynchon
A Sport and a Pastime (James Salter)
A Sport and a Pastime
46
James Salter
Couples (John Updike)
Couples
47
John Updike
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
48
Philip K. Dick
Divorcing (Susan Taubes)
Divorcing
49
Susan Taubes
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
50
Philip Roth
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
51
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
52
Judy Blume
Desperate Characters (Paula Fox)
Desperate Characters
53
Paula Fox
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
54
Joan Didion
Log of the S.S. the Mrs. Unguentine (Stanley Crawford)
Log of the S.S. the Mrs. Unguentine
55
Stanley Crawford
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
56
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
57
Toni Morrison
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
58
Oreo (Fran Ross)
Oreo
59
Fran Ross
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
60
Ursula K. Le Guin
Winter in the Blood (James Welch)
Winter in the Blood
61
James Welch
Corregidora (Gayl Jones)
Corregidora
62
Gayl Jones
Speedboat
Speedboat
63
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
64
Leslie Marmon Silko
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
65
Toni Morrison
A Contract With God (Will Eisner)
A Contract With God
66
Will Eisner
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
67
Andrew Holleran
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
68
Stephen King
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
69
Octavia E. Butler
The Dog of the South (Charles Portis)
The Dog of the South
70
Charles Portis
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
71
Marilynne Robinson
The Salt Eaters (Toni Cade Bambara)
The Salt Eaters
72
Toni Cade Bambara
Little, Big (John Crowley)
Little, Big
73
John Crowley
Oxherding Tale (Charles Johnson)
Oxherding Tale
74
Charles Johnson
Machine Dreams (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Machine Dreams
75
Jayne Anne Phillips
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
76
Cormac McCarthy
A Summons to Memphis (Peter Taylor)
A Summons to Memphis
77
Peter Taylor
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
78
Alan Moore
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
79
Toni Morrison
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
80
Octavia Butler
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