Toward the Geopolitical Novel: U.S. Fiction in the Twenty-First Century

by Caren Irr

Book Overview

Caren Irr's survey of more than 125 novels outlines the dramatic resurgence of the American political novel in the twenty-first century. She explores the writings of Chris Abani, Susan Choi, Edwidge Danticat, Junot D az, Dave Eggers, Jeffrey Eugenides, Aleksandar Hemon, Hari Kunzru, Dinaw Mengestu, Norman Rush, Gary Shteyngart, and others as they rethink stories of migration, the Peace Corps, nationalism and neoliberalism, revolution, and the expatriate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231164416
• ISBN13: 9780231164412
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher