I love the great American novel.
American literature is fantastic!  It started as part of a tradition of English literature!
Ahh, I see.  I particularly am fond of "To Kill a Mockingbird".
That's a fantastic novel!  It was published in 1960
Yes, it really is a good one.  I liked Harper Lee's second novel, too, but it was quite controversial.
She won the Pulitzer in 1961!  And I only just realized that Edgar Allan Poe was a key literary figure
American literature
Washington Irving was another key literary figure.  He wrote awesome books!
Definitely.  He invented the modern detective story, or so I am told.