The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction after 1945

• Frontmatter
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• pp. i-xvi

• Introduction: A story of the stories of American fiction after 1945 by John N. Duvall
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• pp. 1-12

PART I - POETICS AND GENRES

• 1 - Postmodern metafiction by Amy J. Elias
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• pp. 13-29

• 2 - Contemporary realism by Robert Rebein
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• pp. 30-43

• 3 - New journalism and the nonfiction novel by Stacey Olster
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• pp. 44-55

• 4 - Science fiction by Phillip E. Wegner
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• pp. 56-67

• 5 - The short story by Susan Lohafer
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• pp. 68-82

PART II - HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS

• 6 - African American fiction by Keith Byerman
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• pp. 83-98

• 7 - American Indian fiction by Nancy J. Peterson
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• pp. 99-113

• 8 - Multiethnicities: Latino/a and Asian American fiction by A. Robert Lee
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• pp. 114-128

• 9 - American Jewish Fiction by Victoria Aarons
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• pp. 129-141

• 10 - Feminist fiction by Jane Elliott
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• pp. 142-153

• 11 - Southern fiction by Martyn Bone
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• pp. 154-166

• 12 - Fiction and the Cold War by Alan Nadel
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• pp. 167-180

• 13 - Fiction and 9/11 by John N. Duvall
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• pp. 181-192

PART III - MAJOR AUTHORS

• 14 - Ralph Ellison by Nicole A. Waligora-Davis
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• pp. 193-206

• 15 - Flannery O'Connor by Jay Watson
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• pp. 207-219

• 16 - Thomas Pynchon by Brian Jarvis
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• pp. 220-232

• 17 - Toni Morrison by Linden Peach
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• pp. 233-243

• 18 - Don DeLillo by Laura Barrett
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• pp. 244-255

• Conclusion: Whither American fiction? by Jessica Pressman
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• pp. 256-264

• Index
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• pp. 276-271

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