Where's the Great American Novel?
On this episode: Norman Leahy sits down with Ballotpedia CEO and Founder Leslie Graves to explore how foundational literary works—like Don Quixote and The Seven Brothers—shape national character and culture. They examine why America, despite being born from enlightenment philosophy, has never produced a true, definitive national novel, and what that absence might say about how Americans understand themselves as people.
Read Leslie’s Column: https://ballotpedia.org/From_the_desk_of_Leslie_Graves
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