[Knitting A Conundrum]

I know people that think Huck Finn is the very best novel written in the US. And these are serious academicians.

I don't know who I'd put in that slot.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

I don't know who I'd put in that slot.

Off the top of my head, I'd say the title for best American novel goes to Mr. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In my opinion, that novel says more about what it is to be an American than any other I've read. I reserve the right to change my mind later on, though.

[Borges]

Most people think that. And I wouldn't disagree too vehemently. It's the American Odyssey.