Postmodern Fiction: A Bio-Bibliographical GuideLarry McCaffery The scope of the work is broad, with European and Latin American influences well represented. Recommended for collections that emphasize fiction of the past two decades. Library Journal |
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Page 43
... eye . He was not back in Japan many days before the sight in the eye began to fail . Kikuchi went to a specialist who was also a family friend . The doctor told him that the infection could be treated and the eye saved but that nearly ...
... eye . He was not back in Japan many days before the sight in the eye began to fail . Kikuchi went to a specialist who was also a family friend . The doctor told him that the infection could be treated and the eye saved but that nearly ...
Page 383
... eyes of three other characters . The central character is Omensetter - a happy , Adamic character who , in his harmony with nature and his self - sufficiency , represents the American romantic ideal . He is presented first through the eyes ...
... eyes of three other characters . The central character is Omensetter - a happy , Adamic character who , in his harmony with nature and his self - sufficiency , represents the American romantic ideal . He is presented first through the eyes ...
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... eyes like Shirley Temple's . After a series of devastating events , Pecola is finally driven mad and believes herself to have the bluest eyes of all . Although all the major characters in The Bluest Eye are black , the theme of the ...
... eyes like Shirley Temple's . After a series of devastating events , Pecola is finally driven mad and believes herself to have the bluest eyes of all . Although all the major characters in The Bluest Eye are black , the theme of the ...
Contents
Paradoxes of Postmodern Writing | 5 |
The Extremities of Realism | 39 |
Postmodern Journalism | 51 |
Copyright | |
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