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Tag Archives: American Literature
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying © 1993 Ernest Gaines 256 pages “And that’s all we are Jefferson, all of us on this earth, a piece of drifting wood. until we – each of us, individually- decide to become something else. I … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, American South, Ernest Gaines, Southern Literature
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The Jungle
The Jungle © 1906 Upton Sinclair 475 pages Welcome to The Jungle, but we don’t have fun and games. We have despair, ruin, and death. The Jungle begins as the story of the Rudkus-Lukoszaite family, who have arrived in America … Continue reading
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams © 1918 Henry Adams 324 pages Who is Henry Adams, and why would anyone read about his education? Personally, I discovered this book through a personal interest in his family; Henry’s great-grandfather was John … Continue reading
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath © 1939 John Steinbeck 464 pages “I’m just tryin’ to get along without shovin’ nobody around.” When I drew up my list of Classics Clubs entries, I made sure to include The Grapes of Wrath … Continue reading
The Republic of Imagination
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three BooksOther edition subtitle: A Case for Fiction© 2014 Azar Nafisi352 pages When Azar Nafisi taught literature in Iran, she dreamed of America. Not the United States, the government of which had been making … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Literature, Classics and Literary, literature, Persia-Iran
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East of Eden
East of Eden© 1952 John Steinbeck580 pages Why did Cain kill Abel? East of Eden explores that question via a family saga, one that stretches across North America, spanning the continent as well as the generations; a story that begins at … Continue reading
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings© 1969 Maya Angelou304 pages I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography in the form of a novel, following a young woman’s coming of age as she journeys from a small … Continue reading
Up from Slavery
Up From Slavery© 1901 Booker T. Washington332 pages Up from Slavery is an hopeful reflection by Booker T. Washington on the future of black Americans and the American nation, as he reflects on the thirty-odd years since the abolition of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, American Literature, Classics Club Challenge, education, race, Reconstruction
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America First
America First: Its History, Culture, and Politics© 1995 Bill Kauffman296 pages For slightly over a year prior to the attack at Pearl Harbor, there existed a civic organization of nearly a million people called the America First Committee. It dedicated … Continue reading