Burning down the house : essays on fiction / Charles Baxter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baxter, Charles, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 245 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press, [1997]

Summary:

In Burning Down the House, critically acclaimed author, Charles Baxter, delves into the dramatic way that social and political circumstances influence the "urgent issues of storytelling". "These essays are meant to incite response and excitement, but they are bracing rather than incendiary, provocative rather than destructive". -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

155597256X

OCLC:

36714294