The Fiction of Philip Roth and John Updike

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In many ways John Updike could be termed America's reigning WASP writer, Philip Roth the chief spokesman for the middle-class intellectual Jew. Although the two writers would seem to have little in common, George Searles' comparison of their works leads to startlingly fresh insights not only into their writings but into contemporary culture as well.

Aside from biographical coincidences and a shared preference for realism, Roth and Updike...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0809311755

ISBN13:9780809311750

Release Date:December 1984

Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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