{"product_id":"9781405167574","title":"The American Novel Now Reading Contemporary American Fiction Since 1980","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe American Novel Now\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReading Contemporary American Fiction Since 1980\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePatrick O'Donnell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Novel Now\u003c\/i\u003e navigates the vast terrain of the American novel since 1980, exploring issues of identity, history, family, nation, and aesthetics, as well as cultural movements and narrative strategies from over seventy different authors and novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses an exceptionally wide-range of authors and novels, from established figures to significant emerging writers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eToni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, Louise Erdrich, Don DeLillo, Richard Powers, Kathy Acker and many more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the range of themes and styles offered in the wealth of contemporary American fiction since 1980, in both mainstream and experimental writings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the liveliness and diversity of American fiction in the last thirty years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a style that makes it ideal for students and scholars, while also accessible for general readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePatrick O'Donnell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and American Literature at Michigan State University, where he served as department chair from 1997 to 2007. He has written and edited a number of books and collections on contemporary American fiction and film, including \u003ci\u003eLatent Destinies: Cultural Paranoia in Contemporary U.S. Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eEcho Chambers: Figuring Voice in Modern Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003ePassionate Doubts:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDesigns of Interpretation in Contemporary American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), and \u003ci\u003eNew Essays on The Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 1991). He is an associate editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia History of the American Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), a former editor of \u003ci\u003eModern Fiction Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and a co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Wiley-Blackwell).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 February 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405167574\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310922789004,"sku":"9781405167574","price":103.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405167574.jpg?v=1780205438","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405167574","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}