Salman Rushdie once observed that William Faulkner was the writer most frequently cited by Third World authors as their major influence. Inspired by the unexpected lines of influence and sympathy that Rushdies statement implied, this book seeks to understand connections between American and global experience as discernible in twentieth-century fiction. The worldwide imprint of modern American experience has, of late, invited reappraisals of canonical writers and classic national themes from globalist perspectives. Advancing this line of critical inquiry, this book argues that the work of...
Salman Rushdie once observed that William Faulkner was the writer most frequently cited by Third World authors as their major influence. Inspired by t...
Salman Rushdie once observed that William Faulkner was the writer most frequently cited by third world authors as their major influence. Inspired by the unexpected lines of influence and sympathy that Rushdie's statement implied, this book seeks to understand connections between American and global experience as discernible in twentieth-century fiction. The worldwide imprint of modern American experience has, of late, invited reappraisals of canonical writers and classic national themes from globalist perspectives. Advancing this line of critical inquiry, this book argues that the work of...
Salman Rushdie once observed that William Faulkner was the writer most frequently cited by third world authors as their major influence. Inspired b...
