What is "the great American novel"?

[Irrelevant]

And give me some examples.

 

[Hem]

Waiting with baited breath from @noharleyyet

 

[Hem]

Twain
Steinbeck
Fitzgerald

Take your pick.

 

[Nameless Range]

There’s probably a ton of possible answers, but the first one that comes to mind for me is Lonesome Dove.

 

[mtmuley]

There’s probably a ton of possible answers, but the first one that comes to mind for me is Lonesome Dove.

Was gonna say that. mtmuley

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Another vote for Lonesome Dove

 

[Charlie Bob]

I enjoyed Michener , Texas and Chesapeake come to mind .

 

[WildWill]

Twain
Steinbeck
Fitzgerald

Take your pick.

Id add Hemingway.

 

[noharleyyet]

Cormac (Blood Meridian)
Papa Hem (Farewell To Arms)
McMurtry (Lonesome Dove quatrology, Leaving Cheyenne, *Terms of Endearment)
F Scott (The Great Gatsby)
Faulkner (Sound and the Fury)
Tennessee Williams (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof- Play)
Tom Wolfe (Bonfire of the Vanities)
John T Nichols (New Mexico Trilogy)
Abbey (Monkey Wrench Gang)

….surface scratch list
*Terms of Endearment is up there for me, especially the screen adaptation