Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction

M. Hurst

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities.

ISBN-13
9781349292899
ISBN-10
1349292893
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2011
Publication date
2011-02-25
Pages
238
Dimensions
228x152x17
Weight
380