News & Politics
Culture
Food
Science & Health
Money
Life Stories
Video
Reviews

Profile Log In/Sign Up Sticky Header Night Mode Saved Articles Go Ad-Free Logout

subscribe

Help keep Salon independent

Newsletter

Profile Login/Sign Up

Sticky Header

Night Mode

Saved Articles Go Ad-Free Logout

News & Politics
Culture
Food

Science & Health
Money
Video

Topic: The Dream Of The Great American Novel

Image for American literature's holy grail: Franzen, DFW and the hunt for the Great American Novel

American lit's holy grail

Lawrence Buell

Page: 1

Fearless journalism
in your inbox every day

Sign up for our free newsletter

Email

• • •

Advertisement:

Home
About
Staff
Contact
Privacy
Terms of Service
Archive
Go Ad Free

Copyright © 2025 Salon.com, LLC. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

DMCA Policy