The twentieth-century American fiction handbook / Christopher MacGowan. [electronic resource] MacGowan, Christopher J. (Christopher John) Wiley InterScience (Online service) American fiction 20th century History and criticism Handbooks, manuals, etc. PS379 .M255 2011 813/.509 22 Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-377) and index. Print version record. This student-friendly handbook provides an engaging overview of American fiction over the twentieth century, with entries on the important historical contexts and central issues, as well as the major texts and writers; Provides extensive coverage of short stories and short story writers as well as novels and novelists; Discusses the cultural contexts and issues that shape the texts and their reputations; Wide-ranging in scope, including science fiction and recent Native American writing; Featured writers range from Henry James and Theodore Dresier to Toni Morrison, Don DeLillo, and Sherm. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444393675 eng Blackwell literature handbooks Blackwell literature handbooks. Twentieth-century American fiction handbook. Twentieth-century American fiction handbook.