The site Literary Hub has asked writers and editors from around the world to list the quintessential American titles. Here’s what they came up with – do you agree?
What is American fiction? Actually, what is America? The answer to that is probably very different within the United States and outside. Asking yourself how others see you is a healthy exercise for any culture, and US books site Literary Hub did just that to mark the Fourth of July weekend, inviting non-American authors to suggest the quintessential American fiction titles.
They contacted almost 50 writers, editors, publishers, critics and translators from 30 countries and asked each to choose three books. The selection of 96 titles they came up with is fascinating, so do take a look at their site for the full list. Among the results of this “deeply unscientific survey”: 19 of the chosen titles are by women; the least popular decade is the 1940s; and the most cited writers are William Faulkner, Herman Melville, JD Salinger and Mark Twain.
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