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02646aam a2200373 i 4500 001 09B5377A6B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 130325s2013 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013006049 020 $a 0786474505 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786474509 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)817595693 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d KMM $d BWX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PS374.B45 W55 2013 082 00 $a 813/.5409 $2 23 100 1 $a Willbern, David. 245 14 $a The American popular novel after World War II : $b a study of 25 best sellers, 1947-2000 / $c David Willbern. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2013]. 300 $a vii, 256 pages ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Solitary men boys in the city: I, the jury, The catcher in the rye -- Social women: girls in small towns: Peyton place, To kill a mockingbird -- Family business and the American dream: The carpetbaggers, the godfather -- Feminism aloft and adrift: Fear of flying, Looking for Mr. Goodbar -- Appetites and anxieties: the unfathomed, the undead, the under toad: Jaws, Interview with the vampire, The world according to Garp -- Taking care of business -- The Bonfire of the vanities, I'll take Manhattan -- American trauma: Misery, The things they carried, Beloved -- Law and order: Presumed innocent, The silence of the lambs, The firm -- Romance in the age of late capitalism: Rabbit at rest, The bridges of Madison County, Five days in Paris -- Science and superstition: Contact, Jurassic Park, Angels & demons. 520 $a "Through the perspectives of selected novels from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century this book examines crucial issues for Americans during those decades. These novels represent the voices of popular conversations, as Americans considered issues of family, class, racism and sexism, feminism, economic ambition, sexual violence, war, law, religion and science"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Best sellers $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Popular literature $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a American fiction $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Books and reading $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180127025841.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826073600.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=09B5377A6B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search