Understanding Anne Tyler (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)

By Alice Hall Petry

Book Overview

Over the past 25 years, Anne Tyler has produced 11 novels that have enjoyed increasing critical acclaim and popular success, including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Accidental Tourist, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Breathing Lessons. In this book, the author offers in-depth analyses of each of Tyler's novels, paying special attention to the honing of her style and technical expertise, as well as the evolution of her ideas regarding the individual and the family, the need for Emersonian self-reliance in the face of uncertainty and change, and the capacity of art to facilitate emotional and spiritual well-being.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872497429
• ISBN13: 9780872497429
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"