Michael Chabon's America - Magical Words, Secret Worlds, and Sacred Spaces (Hardcover)

Author Michel Chabon is acutely attuned to life in contemporary America, providing insight into the history of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in novels such as The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), Wonder Boys (1995), and Telegraph Avenue (2012). The Pulitzer prize winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Chabon follows in the footsteps of past stylists, writing across multiple genres that include young-adult literature, essays, and screenplays. Despite his broad success, however, Chabon s work has not been adequately examined from a critical perspective. Michael Chabon s America: Magical Words, Secret Worlds, and Sacred Spaces is the first scholarly collection of essays analyzing the work of the acclaimed author. This book demonstrates how Chabon uses a broad range of styles and genres, including detective and comic book fiction, to define the American experience. These essays assess and analyze Chabon s complete oeuvre, demonstrating his deep connection to the contemporary world and his place as a literary force. Providing a context for understanding the author s work from cultural, historical, and stylistic perspectives, Michael Chabon s America is a valuable study of a celebrated author whose work deserves close examination."

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary American Literature
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	July 2014
Editors:	Jesse Kavadlo • Bob Batchelor
Dimensions:	239 x 161 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-3604-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4422-3604-3
Barcode:	9781442236042

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