Truthful fictions : conversations with American biographical novelists
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781623567415 (hardback), 1623567416 (hardback), 9781623568252 (paperback), 1623568250 (paperback)
Physical Desc
ix, 264 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Language
English
ISBN
9781623567415 (hardback), 1623567416 (hardback), 9781623568252 (paperback), 1623568250 (paperback)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256) and index.
Description
"In this new collection of interviews, some of America's most prominent novelists identify the key intellectual developments that led to the rise of the contemporary biographical novel, discuss the kind of historical 'truth' this novel communicates, indicate why this narrative form is superior to the traditional historical novel, and reflect on the ideas and characters central to their individual works. These interviews do more than just define an innovative genre of contemporary fiction. They provide a precise way of understanding the complicated relationship and pregnant tensions between contextualized thinking and historical representation, interdisciplinary studies and 'truth' production, and fictional reality and factual constructions. By focusing on classical and contemporary debates regarding the nature of the historical novel, this volume charts the forces that gave birth to a new incarnation of this genre"--,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 813.08209 | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lackey, M. (2014). Truthful fictions: conversations with American biographical novelists . Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lackey, Michael. 2014. Truthful Fictions: Conversations With American Biographical Novelists. Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lackey, Michael. Truthful Fictions: Conversations With American Biographical Novelists Bloomsbury, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lackey, Michael. Truthful Fictions: Conversations With American Biographical Novelists Bloomsbury, 2014.
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