Toward the Geopolitical Novel

U.S. Fiction in the Twenty-First Century

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Toward the Geopolitical Novel by Caren Irr, Ph.D., Columbia University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Caren Irr, Ph.D. ISBN: 9780231536318
Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication: December 17, 2013
Imprint: Columbia University Press Language: English
Author: Caren Irr, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9780231536318
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication: December 17, 2013
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Language: English

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 Díaz, 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 experience. Taken together, these innovations define a new literary form: the geopolitical novel. More cosmopolitan and socially critical than domestic realism, the geopolitical novel provides new ways of understanding crucial political concepts to meet the needs of a new century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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 Díaz, 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 experience. Taken together, these innovations define a new literary form: the geopolitical novel. More cosmopolitan and socially critical than domestic realism, the geopolitical novel provides new ways of understanding crucial political concepts to meet the needs of a new century.

More books from Columbia University Press

Cover of the book The Inquisition of Climate Science by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book A History of Housing in New York City by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book The Politics of Secularism by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Imitation and Creativity in Japanese Arts by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Assessing Empathy by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Forms of Pluralism and Democratic Constitutionalism by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book The New Hollywood by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Fantasies of the New Class by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book The Letters of Sylvia Beach by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book A History of the Iraq Crisis by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Algerian Imprints by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Research Techniques in Animal Ecology by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Religion, Theory, Critique by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Wild Kids by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
Cover of the book Hollywood and the Culture Elite by Caren Irr, Ph.D.
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy