The Great American Novel (GAN) is a canonical novel that is thought to embody the essence of America, generally written by an American and dealing in some way with the question of America's national character.
Given the author and year of publication, name these novels which at some point have been declared the Great American Novel.
Cool quiz. Bummer that Bellow's masterpiece is near the bottom, recognition-wise. Not sure Bellow was a great novelist. Dead certain he was a great prose writer. And this particular book really expanded the possibilities of the English language.