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Understanding Jennifer Egan is the first book-length study of the novelist, short-story writer, and journalist best known for the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad. Alexander Moran examines each of Egan's varied published works, analyzes how her journalism informs her fiction, excavates her literary and intellectual influences, and considers her place in contemporary fiction.
Moran argues that because Egan's fiction is not...
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A panoramic and accessible guide to one of the most celebrated-and controversial-authors of the twentieth century
Philip Roth was one of the most prominent, controversial, and prolific American writers of his generation. By the time of his death in 2018,he had won the Pulitzer Prize, two National Book Awards, and three PEN/Faulkner Awards. In Understanding Philip Roth, Matthew A. Shipe provides a brief biographical sketch followed by an illuminating...
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The first comprehensive study to address Franzen's work to date, including his latest novel, Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen-novelist and essayist-is a critical darling, commercial success, and magnet for controversy. His career took off with the publication of The Corrections (2000), which won a National Book Award and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His follow-up, Freedom (2009), received so much attention that it started a debate over the politics...
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A timely, accessible introduction to Margaret Atwood's most recent novels and enduring themes
In 2017, the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale introduced the acclaimed and bestselling Canadian author to a new generation and reminded Atwood's long-established readers of her uncanny prescience.
Understanding Margaret Atwood provides an overview of the author's life, descriptions and analyses of the key themes present in her most...
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A fresh examination of Harper's body of work as an archive of Black life, thought, and culture.
The first book devoted to the groundbreaking poet's work, Understanding Michael S. Harper locates Harper's poetic project within Black expressive tradition. The study examines poems drawn from the eleven volumes of verse that Harper (1938—2016) produced between 1970 and 2010, bringing attention to his poetry's sustained engagement with music, literature,...
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