Utopia and terror in contemporary American fiction / Judie Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Judie., author.

Series:

Routledge transatlantic perspectives on American literature ; 21.

Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Utopias in literature.

American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Dystopias in literature.

Terror in literature.

Fantasy in literature.

Transnationalism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

This book examines the quest for/failure of Utopia across a range of contemporary American/transnational fictions in relation to terror and globalization through authors such as Susan Choi, André Dubus, Dalia Sofer, and John Updike. Newman explores topics such as the first American bestseller with a Muslim protagonist, the links between writer and terrorist, the work of Iranian-Jewish Americans, and the relation of race and religion to Utopian thought.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Rotten with perfection : Kim Edwards, The secrets of a fire king

3. Fiction and the Unabomber : Susan Choi, A person of interest

4. Blowback : Andre Dubus III, House of sand and fog

5. Falling woman : Andre Dubus III, The garden of last days

6. Pictures from a revolution : Dalia Sofer, The Septembers of Shiraz

7. Updike's many worlds : local and global in Toward the end of time

8. The Black Atlantic as dystopia : Bernardine Evaristo's Blonde roots

9. Disaster utopias : Chitra Divakaruni, One amazing thing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-77487-4

1-138-81395-8

0-203-55597-X

1-136-77480-7

9780203555972

OCLC:

889315803