The Twentieth-Century American Fiction Handbook

by Christopher MacGowan

Book Overview

THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN FICTION

Accessibly structured with entries on important historical contexts, central issues, key texts and the major writers, this Handbook provides an engaging overview of twentieth-century American fiction.

Featured writers range from Henry James and Theodore Dreiser to contemporary figures such as Joyce Carol Oates, Thomas Pynchon, and Sherman Alexie, and analyses of key works include The Great...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405160241
• ISBN13: 9781405160247
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"