Subject of the event : reagency in the American novel after 2000 /

"Examines the conception of events and subjects in five contemporary American novels: Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2006), Jess Walter's The Zero (2006), Mark Z. Danielewski's Only Revolutions (2006), Paul Beatty's Slumberland (2008) and Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day (...

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Main Author:	Huber, Sebastian, 1986- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Subjects:	American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Events (Philosophy) in literature. Subject (Philosophy) in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.

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Summary:	"Examines the conception of events and subjects in five contemporary American novels: Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2006), Jess Walter's The Zero (2006), Mark Z. Danielewski's Only Revolutions (2006), Paul Beatty's Slumberland (2008) and Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day (2006)"--
Physical Description:	316 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781501317125 1501317121