Travel and dislocation in contemporary American fiction /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Varvogli, Aliki
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:	Routledge transnational perspectives on American literature ; 18.
Subjects:	American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Travel in literature. Displacement (Psychology) in literature. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1. Africa and the limits of fiction
Philip Caputo, Acts of faith; Dave Eggers, What is the what
Norman Rush, Mortals; Russell Banks, The darling
Pt. 2. Travel And Globalization
Amy Tan, Saving fish from drowning; Garrison Keillor, Pilgrims
Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is illuminated; Dave Eggers, You shall know our velocity
Dislocation and/at home
Chang-Rae Lee, A gesture life; Ethan Canin, Carry me across the water
Dinaw Mengestu, How to read the air; Jhumpa Lahiri, The namesake.