Uncontained: Urban Fiction in Postwar America - Elizabeth A. Wheeler - Books - Rutgers University Press - 9780813529738 - June 1, 2001
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Uncontained: Urban Fiction in Postwar America


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In the post-war era, American urban fiction was dominated by the imagery of containment. This book offers a critique of this familiar story, evident in the noir narratives of James M. Cain and in work by Ellison, Roth, Salinger, Percy, Capote and others.


312 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 1, 2001
ISBN13 9780813529738
Publishers Rutgers University Press
Pages 312
Dimensions 152 × 230 × 19 mm   ·   453 g
Language English  

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