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MacGowan, Christopher

The Twentieth-Century American Fiction Handbook

MacGowan, Christopher - The Twentieth-Century American Fiction Handbook, ebook

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This student-friendly Handbook provides an engaging overview of American fiction over the twentieth century, with entries on the important historical contexts and central issues, as well as the major texts and writers.
  • Provides extensive coverage of short stories and short story writers as well as novels and novelists
  • Discusses the cultural contexts and issues that shape the texts and their reputations
  • Wide-ranging in scope, including science fiction and recent Native American writing
  • Featured writers range from Henry James and Theodore Dresier to Toni Morrison, Don DeLillo, and Sherman Alexie
  • Ideal student accompaniment to courses in Twentieth-Century American Literature or Fiction

 

Keywords: Short story, contemporary, modern, novel, Toni Morrison, Great Gatsby, Color Purple, William Faulkner, J. D. Salinger

Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2010
Language
en
Edition
1
Page amount
256 pages
Category
Litterary Studies
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9781444393668
Printed ISBN
9781405160230

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