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The Cambridge companion to postmodern American fiction

Geyh, Paula, editor

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\"Few previous periods in the history of American literature could rival the richness of the postmodern era - the diversity of its authors, the complexity of its ideas and visions, and the multiplicity of its subjects and forms. This volume offers an authoritative, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the American fiction of this remarkable period. It traces the development of postmodern American fiction over the past half-century and explores its key aesthetic, cultural, and political contexts. It examines its principal styles and genres, from the early experiments with metafiction to the most recent developments, such as the graphic novel and digital fiction, and offers concise, compelling readings of many of its major works. An indispensable resource for students, scholars, and the general reader, the Companion both highlights the extraordinary achievements of postmodern American fiction and provides illuminating critical frameworks for understanding it\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: American fiction 20th century History and criticism. / American fiction 21st century History and criticism. / Postmodernism (Literature) United States.
• ISBN: 9781107103443, 9781107502772

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PS374.P64 C36 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE