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The Most Important American Books of All Time

Here's the list of the 200 most important books written by authors from different North, Central and South American countries.
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (Ambrose Bierce)
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (Ambrose Bierce)
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"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" by Jorge Luis Borges
"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" by Jorge Luis Borges
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62: A Model Kit (Julio Cortazar)
62: A Model Kit (Julio Cortazar)
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Across Five Aprils (Irene Hunt)
Across Five Aprils (Irene Hunt)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
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The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Aleph and Other Stories (Jorge Luis Borges)
9
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
10
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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Angels and Demons
Angels and Demons
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Anthem
Anthem
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13
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Mordecai Richler)
14
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
16
Autumn of the Patriarch (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Autumn of the Patriarch (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
17
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
18
Babbitt (George Follansbee Babbitt)
Babbitt (George Follansbee Babbitt)
19
Barney's Version (Mordecai Richler)
Barney's Version (Mordecai Richler)
20
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
21
Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man
22
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
23
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
24
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
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25
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
26
The Burning Plain and Other Stories
The Burning Plain and Other Stories
27
The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft)
28
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
29
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie (Stephen King)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
32
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
33
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
34
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
35
City (Clifford D. Simak)
City (Clifford D. Simak)
36
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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37
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
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Conversation in the Cathedral
Conversation in the Cathedral
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The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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