Writing the past in twenty-first-century American fiction / / Alexandra Lawrie.
'Writing the Past in Twenty-First-Century American Fiction' examines contemporary novels profoundly shaped by a sense of historical consciousness. Authors - including Ben Lerner, Colson Whitehead, Dana Spiotta, Hari Kunzru and Garth Greenwell - each use flashbacks, historical parallels and...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press,, 2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s) |
| Notes: | Previously issued in print: 2022. |
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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