The Critical Reception of the Short Fiction by Joyce Carol Oates and Gabriele Wohmann

by Sigrid Mayer

Review of criticism of two contemporary short-story writers reflects shared German/American preoccupations.

There are many similarities in the careers and concerns of these two prominent writers: both expose in their work the violence that permeates contemporary society, whether among the rural and industrial poor or in middle-class family life. This book compares and contrasts their short fiction through a review of their critical reception,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571130837
• ISBN13: 9781571130839
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 250 Pages