William T. Vollmann
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William T. Vollmann by Michael Hemmingson
Talking bugs, electricity, the founding of empires, hobos, Nazis, whores, violence, drugs, murder, secret cabals, Heaven, Hell--William T. Vollmann is a writer of enormous novels that are stuffed with entire worlds of creation and destruction. This first ever book-length critical study traces his career to date with chapters devoted to each of his novels, as well as his short stories and major nonfiction. Vollmann is a writer of obsessions, and this study concentrates on three of them--freedom, redemption, and prostitution--while arguing that the author that dwells on them is worthy of being called one of our greatest living American writers. Also included are seven interviews spanning the years 1991-2007 that reinforce the persistence of Vollmann's attraction to these themes.
“a lively and frank guide to Vollmann’s substantial and kaleidoscopic oeuvre..electrifying interviews”—Booklist; “a worthy critical study”—Raintaxi.com.
The late Michael Hemmingson lived in LaJolla, California.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786440252 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786440252 |
| Titel | William T. Vollmann |
| Autor | Michael Hemmingson |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2009-07-15 |
| Seitenanzahl | 216 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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