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 322
... moving against its grain , " contesting the possibility of language at its very source . " Indeed , in Triton and the ... move away from adversary re- lationships in political processes . . . away from combat between countries , between ...
... moving against its grain , " contesting the possibility of language at its very source . " Indeed , in Triton and the ... move away from adversary re- lationships in political processes . . . away from combat between countries , between ...
Page 402
... moved onto a piece of land near Willits , California , where they built a house , sans electricity , owned a horse ... move , the gRReat adventure ( 1970 ) , reflects an author still working through the many possibilities of influence ...
... moved onto a piece of land near Willits , California , where they built a house , sans electricity , owned a horse ... move , the gRReat adventure ( 1970 ) , reflects an author still working through the many possibilities of influence ...
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... move- ment then blooming on the West Coast . Robbins ' career as novelist began to take shape when his interest in writing a story about the body of Christ occasioned research on the history of early Christianity . The result was ...
... move- ment then blooming on the West Coast . Robbins ' career as novelist began to take shape when his interest in writing a story about the body of Christ occasioned research on the history of early Christianity . The result was ...
Contents
Paradoxes of Postmodern Writing | 5 |
The Extremities of Realism | 39 |
Postmodern Journalism | 51 |
Copyright | |
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