The American Writer: Literary Life in the United States from the 1920s to the Present

by Lawrence R. Samuel

The American writer--both real and fictitious, famous and obscure--has traditionally been situated on the margins of society, an outsider looking in. From The Great Gatsby's Nick Carraway to the millions of bloggers today, writers are generally seen as onlookers documenting the human condition. Yet their own collective story has largely gone untold.

Tracing the role of the writer in the United States over the last century, this book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476671028
• ISBN13: 9781476671024
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher