New novels for young readers in/of the 1980s - Narrative strategies and presentation of the novel's world

by Michaela Tomberger

Diploma Thesis from the year 2001 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: Good, University of Vienna (Anglistics-American Studies), language: English, abstract: When during the 1980s short novels like Jay McInerney's 'Bright Lights, Big City' (1984), Bret Easton Ellis' 'Less Than Zero' (1985), Tama Janowitz' 'Slaves of New York' (1986) or Michael Chabon's 'The Mysteries of Pittsburgh' (1988) became talked-about bestsellers in short succession,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3638744868
• ISBN13: 9783638744867
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"