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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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The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
121
Edgar Allan Poe
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
122
Willa Cather
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun
123
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave (Frederick Douglas)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave
124
Frederick Douglas
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
125
Richard Wright
The Natural
The Natural
126
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
127
William Gibson
Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf
128
Farley Mowat
The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams
The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams
129
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
130
J.D. Salinger
No One Writes to the Colonel (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
No One Writes to the Colonel
131
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Obscene Bird of Night
The Obscene Bird of Night
132
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
133
John Steinbeck
The Old Gringo
The Old Gringo
134
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
135
Ernest Hemingway
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
136
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
137
Ken Kesey
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
138
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
139
Judith Guest
Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams
Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams
140
Other Inquisitions, 1937-1952 (Jorge Luis Borges)
Other Inquisitions, 1937-1952
141
Jorge Luis Borges
Pedro Páramo (Juan Rulfo)
Pedro Páramo
142
Juan Rulfo
Post Office
Post Office
143
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
144
James M. Cain
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
145
Graham Greene
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
146
John Irving
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
147
Mark Twain
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
148
Edgar Rice Burroughs
R Is for Rocket (Ray Bradbury)
R Is for Rocket
149
Ray Bradbury
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
150
John Updike
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
151
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
152
Lorraine Hansberry
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
153
Edgar Allan Poe
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
154
Stephen Crane
Ring Around the Sun, Clifford D. Simak (1953)
Ring Around the Sun, Clifford D. Simak (1953)
155
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
156
Washington Irving
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
157
Alex Haley
Rosy Crucifixion
Rosy Crucifixion
158
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
159
Roberto Bolaño
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
160
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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