10 Important American Books That Have Influenced Culture Around the World
Storytel has recently published an interesting selection of books by American writers who have influenced literature in the United States and around the world. To some extent, these are the best books by US writers. As they write on the site:
From these books, you will learn about the problems of colonization, slavery and segregation, the impact of world wars and the Great Depression.
I decided to share this selection with you, and at the same time it would be interesting to hear an opinion about these books.
1. "Moby Dick, or the White Whale" - Herman Melville
A novel in which we will see the struggle of people with an elusive and strong whale. The captain of the vessel we will be following is obsessed with the idea of catching the same Moby Dick. The work shows not just a local struggle, it shows the confrontation between the forces of nature and man. And the novel itself is based on real events.
2. "The Last of the Mohicans" - James Cooper
Here we will observe the simple life of Indian tribes, as well as their confrontation and conflict with the colonizers. The book is closely intertwined with the real events of the French and Indian War, during which we will see all the adventures and meet the same Chingachgook and Hawkeye.
3. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - Mark Twain
A book that many call a children's book, and the same number deny it. Behind the adventures of young guys, Mark Twain hid a subtext about the harsh reality of that time (the action takes place 10-15 years before the abolition of slavery in the United States).
4. "Martin Eden" - Jack London
Jack London's partially autobiographical novel will tell us about the difficult path of a young guy from the bottom. How he sought to know the world, how he loved, how he traveled. An incredibly multifaceted book about personal progress, romance, perseverance, strength and weakness of human nature.
5. "Amerikanskaya tragediya" - Teodor Dreiser
Another book based on a true story about the American dream. A typical American wants to achieve success and a position in society by any means. For the sake of this, he is ready to do anything, he is ready to give up everything - which turns his life into an incredibly large-scale "American tragedy" in terms of events and ideas.
6. "Farewell, Arms!" - Ernest Hemingway
The novel that brought Hemingway worldwide fame. This is a book about the so-called "lost generation" and the First World War. Where young guys were broken by the system, taking away their dreams, love, characters and sometimes even lives.
7. "Sound and Fury" - William Faulkner
William Faulkner's novel tells about the decay of the Compson family, an aristocratic family of southerners. The book covers about thirty years, during which the family loses respect, faces religious and moral difficulties. Mental illness, suicide, shame, greed and much, much more.
8. "The Grapes of Wrath" - John Steinbeck
As Olga Tipailova wrote in the article "John Steinbeck and his amazing books":
The Grapes of Wrath is a condemnation of the entire socio-political system that failed to cope with the Great Depression; These are scrupulously collected and "filed" evidence of legalized robbery, fraud, exploitation, and starvation. Chapters about the adventures (or rather: misadventures) of the central characters alternate with chapters that give an idea of the situation in the country as a whole (Margaret Mitchell did about the same in Gone with the Wind). The particular is considered against the background of the general, approached, as in the lens of an operator.
9. "The Catcher in the Rye" - Jerome Salinger
A novel that became a cult for the inhabitants of the 50s. Here we will see the simple story of a young rebellious guy, and through this story we will feel the whole essence of American society of that era, all the mendacity, hypocrisy, cynicism and social problems of the country.
10. "The Rainbow of Gravity" - Thomas Pynchon
The postmodernist novel by the living classic Thomas Pynchon "Gravity's Rainbow" is one of the most difficult books in American literature. At the center of the story are the military development of the V-2 rocket with the irregular number 00000, which takes place in Europe at the end of World War II: the life of one of the heroes, US Army Lieutenant Tyron Slothrop, is strangely connected with the power of the rocket's impact.
That's all for now. Have you read any of this? What do you think about these books? Have they really influenced the whole world so much? Write in the comments, I am always interested in your opinion! Like and subscription are welcome! 😊❤️
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