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1 online resource (228 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Alison Lurie; Amy Tan; Gloria Naylor; Gail Godwin; Joyce Carol Oates; Diane Johnson; Susan Fromberg Schaeffer; Marge Piercy; Carole Maso; M.F.K. Fisher; Francine Prose; Alice McDermott; Rosellen Brown; Carolyn See; Laurie Colwin; Joyce Carol Thomas; Shirley Ann Grau; Kate Braverman; Louise Erdrich; Anne Lamott; Josephine Humphreys; Harriet Doerr; Elizabeth Winthrop; Janet Lewis; Irini Spanidou; Lynne Sharon Schwartz; Mona Simpson; Nancy Willard; Index |
| Summary |
Twenty-eight powerful and individual voices are heard as Pearlman and Henderson offer a forum for a generous cross-section of the women writing fiction in America today -- writers whose vital statistics cross the borders of race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual preference, marital status, age, geography, and lifestyle. Each writer is presented in an essay/interview reflecting the dynamic that develops naturally when two vital minds meet to discuss topic of mutually interest. The writers talk about the role of memory, space, and family in their work, about politics, dreams, and race, about thei |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Interviews
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Authorship.
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Women authors, American -- Interviews
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authorship.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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American literature
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American literature -- Women authors
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Authors, American
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Authorship
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Women and literature
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Women authors, American
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Interviews
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Henderson, Katherine U.
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| ISBN |
9780813159683 |
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0813159687 |
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1322597545 |
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9781322597546 |
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0813117801 |
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9780813117805 |
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