The Times asked a bunch of bibliophiles what they thought the best book by an American author was in the past 25 years. The results are here. On top was Toni Morrison's 'Beloved', which I haven't read. Come to think of it, I haven't read any of the books on that list, which I think is a damn shame on my part. For what it's worth, I think the best book I've read by an American writer in the past 25 years would have to be Helen DeWitt's "The Last Samurai", which is always confused for the Tom Cruise movie, which was unfortunately titled the same thing. It was so creative in it's narrative structure. I still don't know if Ms. DeWitt has done anything else, or if a movie adaptation is in the works.
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