Utopia and Terror in Contemporary American Fiction.

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This book examines the quest for/failure of Utopia across a range of contemporary American/transnational fictions in relation to terror and globalization through authors such as Susan Choi, André Dubus, Dalia Sofer, and John Updike. While recent critical thinkers have reengaged with Utopia, the pos...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newman, Judie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Colección:Routledge transnational perspectives on American literature.
Temas:
2000-2099
Utopias in literature.
American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Dystopias in literature.
Terror in literature.
Fantasy in literature.
Transnationalism in literature.
Utopies dans la littérature.
Roman américain > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Dystopies dans la littérature.
Terreur dans la littérature.
Fantasmes dans la littérature.
Transnationalisme dans la littérature.
utopian literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Utopia and Terror in Contemporary American Fiction; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction ; 2 Rotten with Perfection: Kim Edwards, The Secrets of a Fire King; 3 Fiction and the Unabomber: Susan Choi, A Person of Interest ; 4 Blowback: André Dubus III, House of Sand and Fog ; 5 Falling Woman: André Dubus III, The Garden of Last Days ; 6 Pictures from a Revolution: Dalia Sofer, The Septembers of Shiraz; 7 Updike's Many Worlds: Local and Global in Toward the End of Time; 8 The Black Atlantic as Dystopia: Bernardine Evaristo's Blonde Roots.
  • 9 Disaster Utopias: Chitra Divakaruni, One Amazing Thing Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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