The term Great American Novel (GAN) refers to a canonical novel that is thought to embody the essence of America.It is generally regarded as being written by an American and dealing in some way with the question of America's national character.The Great American Novel is considered America's equivalent of the national epic.The term was coined by John William De Forest in a 1868 essay. Mark Twain, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Kate Chopin, Willa Cather, Sinclair Lewis, Frances Hodges Burnett, Sherwood Anderson, Jack London, Stephen Crane.

CliffsNotes don't count. list created August 29th, 2008 The public will vote on America’s Best-Loved Novel as part of The Great American Read series beginning Tuesday, May 22 at 8 p.m. See and download the list of novels here.

It is not GREAT LITERATURE. A collection of 25 Great American Novels: The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Main Street, The Jungle, The Secret Garden, The Red Badge of Courage, The Call of the Wild, and more. (last edited Jul 14, 2014 08:11AM) by You must have a goodreads account to vote. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) 4.

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No Cold Mountain? with novels from William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Nathaniel Hawthorne, plus many more that have written great American novels since then. (last edited Mar 28, 2009 02:57PM) I deleted 10 entries: 3 PLAYS by William Shakespeare, a book of poetry, two collections of short stories, a book of Greek fables, two novels by BRITISH authors set in Victorian London and a book of political philosophy by an Italian philosopher.

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"Although early GAN candidates were typically chosen by academics and scholars, the concept has opened up in recent years. Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest.

An American classic, Slaughterhouse-Five is one of the world’s great antiwar books.

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