The contemporary American novel in context

Adventurous, engaging and politically urgent, contemporary American novels have come to enjoy a particular prestige and, through university courses, film adaptations and cultural controversies, a global circulation. This book provides a critical introduction to novels produced in the United States b...

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Main Author Dix, Andrew, 1960-
Other Authors Jarvis, Brian, Jenner, Paul
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London ; New York : Continuum, ©2011.
SeriesTexts and contexts (Continuum (Firm))
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781441132055
9781441122971
9781283122580
9786613122582
9780826419699
9780826436962
Physical Description1 online zdroj (viii, 183 stran).

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