What is the most important/famous novel of the 1960's?

Question

If you could only pick one to represent the 1960's, something significant to that era, which really brings that decade to life, but also is really famous and important, which would it be?

Answer 1

How can I choose only one? If I can have only one:
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

[But, what about Portnoy's Complaint or Valley of the Dolls or Rosemary's Baby - and others}

Answer 2

if you want a novel that reflects the spirit of the 1960s (which was analytical and sceptic, as well as being radical) your best choice would be something by terry southern.

my vote would be for 'candy' - though i wouldn't quarrel with someone who chose 'the magic christian' instead.

i am not necessarily saying that either of these is the greatest novel published during the 1960s (they would be up against stuff like 'catch 22', 'his lordship' and 'absolute beginners'). but they are great novels, and they are also typical of their era in a way that those others probably are not.

Answer 3

I don't know if it is the most important, but Jacqueline Suzann wrote Valley of the Dolls in the 60s and it was considered scandalous for that era.