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The first book-length work to examine the entirety of Kingston's unique literary career

Maxine Hong Kingston is known for using a distinctive blend of autobiography, fantasy, and folklo…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945804/Understanding-Larry-McMurtry
An inviting, detailed analysis of the work and characters created by this Pulitzer Prize-winning writer

Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove and his Academy Awa…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945805/Understanding-Gary-Shteyngart
A survey of the Russian-born American author's work and themes questioning identity, politics, and multiculturalism

Understanding Gary Shteyngart, the first comprehensive examination of…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945825/Understanding-Chang-rae-Lee
The first study that traces the career of an author who pushes against formal and thematic boundaries

In Understanding Chang-rae Lee, Amanda M. Page provides the first critical survey o…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945834/Understanding-Marilynne-Robinson
A comprehensive study of the award-winning Midwestern author of fiction and nonfiction

Alex Engebretson offers the first comprehensive study of Marilynne Robinson's fiction and essays t…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945835/Understanding-Norman-Mailer
The first book of literary criticism to examine this Pulitzer Prize winner's entire body of work

As a renowned novelist, journalist, biographer, playwright, speaker, aspiring politician…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945843/Understanding-John-Edgar-Wideman
A complete overview of an innovative and analytical author who rose from poverty

Among the many gifted African American authors who emerged in the 1970s and 80s, John Edgar Wideman is o…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945895/Understanding-Alice-Adams
An illuminating study of an award-winning writer who captured the complex challenges twentieth-century women faced in their struggle for independence

In Understanding Alice Adams, Bryan…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945892/Understanding-Jim-Grimsley
The first book-length study of an influential voice in contemporary queer American literature

Since the early 1980s, Jim Grimsley has received increasing acclaim for his achievements in…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3945887/Understanding-Francisco-Goldman
The first book-length study of a writer whose work has been shaped by his unique heritage

Award-winning writer and journalist Francisco Goldman is the author of novels and works of nonf…]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 08:10:55 -0700