Monday, September 12, 2011

Memorable Novels about Americans in Europe

Americans have long gone to Europe to experience older cultures than their own, to see the sights, and to feel sophisticated. Writers have always been among the most vulnerable to the call of Europe, and often their writing reflects this fascination. Below are some of the more memorable novels by American writers about Americans in Europe.

The Ambassador, by Henry James
The American, by Henry James
The Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton
Daisy Miller, by Henry James
Dodsworth, by Sinclair Lewis
A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
French Lessons, by Ellen Sussman
Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin
The Golden Bowl, by Henry James
The Innocents Abroad, by Mark Twain
Le Divorce, by Diane Johnson
The Marble Faun, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Le Mariage, by Diane Johnson
Nightwood, by Djuna Barnes
The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain
Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James
Prague, by Arthur Phillips
The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
Tender is the Night, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
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