My candidates for the “great” (eg. defining, emblematic) American novel

January 3, 2016

My candidates for the “great” (eg. defining, emblematic) American novel

Apparently the American century is over! Let’s remember them through their fiction. These are my picks for the Great American Novel for the Great American Century:

Pre-WWII: Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow
Post-WWII: Underworld by Don DeLillo

literature

Wittgenstein, primary school teacher Two pages of handwritten lesson plans from Wittgenstein’s brief career as a primary school teacher: In the top left corner are some mathematic

Hyundai poem When people are in the market for a car they say the most ridiculous things. My brother sent me a text message and I sent him back this poem

My candidates for the “great” (eg. defining, emblematic) American novel

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