Through a wide-ranging series of essays and relevant readings, A Companion to Twentieth-Century United States Fiction presents an overview of American fiction published since the conclusion of the First World War. 

• Features a wide-ranging series of essays by American, British, and European specialists in a variety of literary fields
• Written in an approachable and accessible style
• Covers both classic literary figures and contemporary novelists
• Provides extensive suggestions for further reading at the end of each essay

David Seed is Professor in the School of English at Liverpool University. He has published books on Joseph Heller, Thomas Pynchon, Science Fiction and the Cold War. He edits the Science Fiction series of Liverpool University Press and serves as a consulting editor for Science Fiction Studies. He is the editor of our Companion to Science Fiction.