Writing the Past in Twenty-first-century American Fiction / / Alexandra Lawrie.
Argues for a reawakened commitment to historicity in contemporary American fictionIncludes brand new and intensive readings of contemporary novels by the foremost American writers of the twenty-first centuryCombines detailed contextual discussion with close readings of the novelsPlaces historical ev...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Historical Racism and Contemporary Incarceration in C. E. Morgan and Hari Kunzru
- 2. Ben Lerner and Literary Antecedents of the City
- 3. Dana Spiotta and Political Commitment
- 4. AIDS Activism and Looking Back in Tim Murphy and Garth Greenwell
- 5. Anxious Futures in Colson Whitehead and Omar El Akkad
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index