American Dream, American Nightmare: Fiction Since 1960
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In this celebration of contemporary American fiction, Kathryn Hume explores how estrangement from America has shaped the fiction of a literary generation, which she calls the Generation of the Lost... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0252025563
ISBN13:9780252025563
Release Date:July 2000
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:359 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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Interpreting American Dream, American Nightmare
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a fantastic book. Very few critics have the courage or the eyeball power to do what Kathryn Hume has done--offer a genuinely thorough discussion of the landscape of American fiction since 1960--over 100 books discussed. Anyone who wants to educate her/himself on postwar fiction ought to get a copy of this wonderfully written book. No creepy academic jargon, lots of intelligent comparison. Also, Hume offers a politically progressive review but is never (pinch my nose) politically correct.
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