A
centuryof
American literature–
from Henry James to Toni Morrison
Just a century ago, it was still regarded as a branch
of British fiction. Today, the American novel is
internationally celebrated for its range and power.
Novelist and critic Malcolm Bradbury traces its
evolution through the works of writers as diverse as
Edith Wharton and Alice Walker, Theodore Dreiser
and John Updike, James Jones and Erica Jong.
Completely revised and updated, this new
edition is as current as it is comprehensive.
THE
MODERN
AMERICAN
NOVEL
MALCOLM
BRADBURY
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From Puritanism to Postmodernism
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The
Modern World
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