The American Novel Now: Reading Contemporary American Fiction Since 1980

The American Novel Now navigates the vast terrain of the American novel since 1980, exploring issues of identity, history, family, nation, and aesthetics, as well as cultural movements and narrative strategies from over seventy different authors and novels.Discusses an exceptionally wide-range of authors and novels, from established figures to significant emerging writersToni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, Louise Erdrich, Don DeLillo, Richard Powers, Kathy Acker and many moreExplores the range of themes and styles offered in the wealth of contemporary American fiction since 1980, in both mainstream and experimental writingsReflects the liveliness and diversity of American fiction in the last thirty yearsWritten in a style that makes it ideal for students and scholars, while also accessible for general readers