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Author:

Lawrie, Alexandra, author.

Title:

Writing the past in twenty-first-century American fiction / Alexandra Lawrie.

Publisher:

Edinburgh University Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

200 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

2000-2099
American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
History in literature.
Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.
History.
Criticism.
Historical fiction, American.
American fiction.
History in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-195) and index.

Contents:

Index. Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Historical Racism and Contemporary Incarceration in C.E. Morgan and Hari Kunzru -- 2. Ben Lerner and Literary Antecedents of the City -- 3. Dana Spiotta and Political Commitment -- 4. AIDS Activism and Looking Back in Tim Murphy and Garth Greenwell -- 5. Anxious Futures in Colson Whitehead and Omar El Akkad -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Argues for a reawakened commitment to historicity in contemporary American fiction.

ISBN:

1474463444
9781474463447

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1298384034

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)