The Cambridge Introduction to Contemporary American Fiction

ISBN-13: 9781107049215 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 266 str.

Stacey Michele Olster

Opis

This Introduction explores American fiction of the last thirty years, examining the political and cultural changes that distinguish the period.

Spis treści

Introduction: from Sweet Home to homeland; 1. History and the novel; 2. Regional realism; 3. The contemporary political novel; 4. The novel and 9/11; 5. Smooth worlds; 6. Borderlands and border identities; 7. Race relations; Conclusion: postscripts and post-postmodernism; Works cited; Index.