Travel and Dislocation in Contemporary American Fiction

by Aliki Varvogli

Book Overview

This book offers a critical study and analysis of American fiction at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It focuses on novels that 'go outward' literally and metaphorically, and it concentrates on narratives that take place mainly away from the US's geographical borders.

Varvogli draws on current theories of travel globalization and post-national studies, and proposes a dynamic model that will enable scholars to approach contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415744148
• ISBN13: 9780415744140
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"