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A comprehensive study of the award-winning Midwestern author of fiction and nonfictionAlex Engebretson offers the first comprehensive study of Marilynne Robinson's fiction and …
Scholars have traditionally relied upon the assumption that the nineteenth-century bildungsroman in the Goethean tradition is an intrinsically secular genre exclusive to Europe, …
Although 2002 MacArthur Fellowship recipient Colson Whitehead ardently resists overarching categorizations of his work, Derek C. Maus argues in this volume that Whitehead's first …
A comprehensive account of the author's entire career through the lens of her recently published diariesWith the publication of Susan Sontag's diaries, the development of her …
Unravels an internationally esteemed author's quest for a homelandA writer described as a "e;Jew in search of a fatherland"e; and a "e;wanderer in flight toward a …
An in-depth examination of Black women's experiences as portrayed in literature throughout American historyGeneva Cobb Moore deftly combines literature, history, criticism, and …
A guide to the fantastic world of a science fiction legendAuthor of more than forty novels and myriad short stories over a three-decade literary career, Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) …
An introduction to the fictions of the Fight Club author, who is both loved and loathedEver since his first novel, Fight Club, was made into a cult film by David Fincher, Chuck …
An inviting, detailed analysis of the work and characters created by this Pulitzer Prize-winning writerBest known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove and his Academy …
A survey of the Russian-born American author's work and themes questioning identity, politics, and multiculturalismUnderstanding Gary Shteyngart, the first comprehensive …