American Dream, American Nightmare: Fiction Since 1960
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Book Overview
In this celebration of contemporary American fiction, Kathryn Hume explores how estrangement from America has shaped the fiction of a literary generation, which she calls the Generation of the Lost Dream. In breaking down the divisions among standard categories of race, religion, ethnicity, and gender, Hume identifies shared core concerns, values, and techniques among seemingly disparate and unconnected writers including T. Coraghessan Boyle,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252070577
ISBN13:9780252070570
Release Date:October 2001
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:376 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Interpreting American Dream, American Nightmare
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a fantastic book. Very few critics have the courage or the eyeball power to do what Kathryn Hume has done--offer a genuinely thorough discussion of the landscape of American fiction since 1960--over 100 books discussed. Anyone who wants to educate her/himself on postwar fiction ought to get a copy of this wonderfully written book. No creepy academic jargon, lots of intelligent comparison. Also, Hume offers a politically progressive review but is never (pinch my nose) politically correct.
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