WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE REAL AMERICAN NOVEL?

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE REAL AMERICAN NOVEL?
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) saw violence and death first-hand as an ambulance driver in World War I, and the carnage persuaded him that abstract language was mostly empty and misleading. He cut out unnecessary words from his writing, simplified the sentence structure, and concentrated on concrete objects and actions. He adhered to a moral code that emphasized grace under pressure, and his protagonists were strong, silent men who often dealt awkwardly with women. The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms are generally considered his best novels; in 1953, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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I am currently writng what might become the next "real American novel." The title is AN AMERICAN WANDERING. Look for its appearance sometime in the future at your local bookstores or perhaps it will be listed on Amazon.com. Until then, I will keep my eye on America and its people.

Robert L. Huffstutter