William T. Vollmann : a critical study and seven interviews / Michael Hemmingson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hemmingson, Michael A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vollmann, William T--Criticism and interpretation.

Vollmann, William T.

Vollmann, William T--Interviews.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

x, 206 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]

Summary:

"William T. Vollmann is a writer of enormous novels that are stuffed with entire worlds of creation and destruction. This critical study traces his career to date with chapters devoted to each of his novels, as well as his short stories and major nonfiction. Also included are seven interviews spanning the years 1991-2007"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Freedom, redemption, and prostitution. Introduction

You bright and risen angels (1987)

The rainbow stories (1989), Thirteen stories and thirteen epithets (1991), Europe Central (2005)

Seven dreams : a book of North American landscapes (1990-2001)

Whores for Gloria (1991), Butterfly stories (1993), The royal family (2001)

Rising up and rising down (2003)

An Afghanistan picture show (1993), The atlas (1996)

Poor people (2007), Riding toward everywhere (2008), Imperial (2009)

Seven conversations. Moth to the flame (1991) / by Larry McCaffery

The write stuff 7ALT-X interview (1994) / by AL

Vollmann shares vision (2000) / by Michelle Goldberg

Pattern recognitions (2001) / by Larry McCaffery

Drinks with Tony (2005) / by Tony Dushane

The subversive dialogues (2006) / by Kate Braverman

A day at Vollmann's studio (2007) / by Terri Saul.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786440252

0786440252

OCLC:

261400300