The Modern American Novel by Malcolm Bradbury

The Modern American Novel by Malcolm Bradbury

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Summary

A handbook for those who are interested in the novel and American culture. It provides an examination of the modern American novel, offering an account of the multiplicity and variety of contemporary American fiction, along with a critical survey of the fictional scene from the 1890s to the early 1990s.

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The Modern American Novel by Malcolm Bradbury

The Modern American Novel is an indispensable handbook for all those interested in the novel and American culture. This new, completely revised and updated edition of Malcolm Bradbury's examination of the modern American novel offers an extensive account of the multiplicity and variety of contemporary American fiction, while providing a clear critical survey of the fictional scene from the 1890s to 1991. In this broad study, Malcolm Bradbury traces the development of naturalism and impressionism, the growth of modernism, the realism of the thirties and forties, to the postmodern experiment of the sixties, and the work of contemporary American writers.
excellently done * Guardian *
impressively informed * Observer *
absolutely first-rate..full of valuable information * Irish Times *
A world-famous author and academic, Malcolm Bradbury is Professor of American Studies at the University of East Anglia.
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ISBN 13 9780192892348
ISBN 10 0192892347
Title The Modern American Novel
Author Malcolm Bradbury
Series Opus
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1992-03-19
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.