Richard Ford and the Ends of Realism

by Ian McGuire

Richard Ford and the Ends of Realism examines the work of award-winning American novelist and short story writer Richard Ford, and places it firmly in the context of contemporary debates about the role and meaning of literary realism in a postmodern environment. In this fresh study of Ford's oeuvre, Ian McGuire argues that Ford's work is best understood as a form of pragmatic realism and thus positions him as part of a deeply rooted and ongoing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609383435
• ISBN13: 9781609383435
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"