302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this remarkable book, Tony Hilfer provides a major survey of the wealth of post-war American fiction. He analyses the major modes and genres of writing, from realist to postmodernist metafiction and black humour, the fiction of social protest, women's writing, and the traditions of African-American, Southern and Jewish-American fiction. Key writers discussed include William Faulkner, Norman... Read more
Editor's Preface. Author's Preface. Introduction 1. From Social Protest to Solipsism 2. The Emergence of African Amercan Fiction 3. Southern Fiction 4. Jewish American Fiction 5. Postmodernism as Black Humour 6. Postmodernism as Metafiction 7. The Sorrows of Realism: Anglo-Saxon Attitudes 8. Fiction by Women: Voicing the Unspoken 9. Distinct Voices: Donald Barthelme and Toni Morrison Chronology. General bibliographies. Individual authors. Index
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Tony Hilfer
