Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction: American Voices and American Identities (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)

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UPC:
9780230110458
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
2011-02-25
Release Date:
2011-02-15
Author:
M. Hurst
Language:
english
Edition:
2011

Product Overview

Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities.

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