West of the West - Imagining California (Paperback, New ed)

Conceived as a novelistic journey through the worlds of California, "West of the West" offers a vivid and diverse collection of writings on the state where extremes of every sort are dramatically evident in the weather, geography, and people. This richly fascinating collection represents the experience of California both physical and metaphysical, in fiction, poetry, essays, travel writing, confessions, reportage, and social criticism. The authors are native Californians, born-again Californians, exiles, emigres, critics, and visitors of every kind - Jack Kerouac, Joan Didion, Amy Tan, Simone de Beauvoir, Carey McWilliams, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Octavio Paz, Jean Baudrillard, Ishmael Reed, and, Allen Ginsberg - to name just a few.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1995
First published:	May 1995
Editors:	Leonard Michaels • David Reid • Raquel Scherr
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	348
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-20164-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-20164-7
Barcode:	9780520201644

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