Jonathan Lethem's Genre Evolutions
The ideas I expound here proceed from an initial, rather broad observation that all of Jonathan Lethem's novels subvert established fictional genres in some way. For example, The Fortress of Solitudedisrupts a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age narrative with elements of fantasy and comic book...
Main Author: | James Peacock |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2006-08-01
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Series: | Forum |
Online Access: | http://www.forumjournal.org/article/view/566 |
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