Title Factual fictions : narrative truth and the contemporary american documentary novel / by Leonora Flis

Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; APPENDIX D; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX Summary Factual Fictions: Narrative Truth and the Contemporary American Documentary Novel focuses on contemporary American documentary narratives, specifically the documentary novel, as it re-emerged in the 1960s and later developed into various other forms. The book explores the connections between the documentary novel and the concurrent rise of the New Journalism (a.ka. "literary journalism") in the United States, situating the two genres in the cultural context of the tumultuous 1960s and an emer .. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index Notes Print version record Subject Nonfiction novel -- History and criticism American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century Realism in literature. American prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Literature & literary studies. Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers. Literature: history & criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. American fiction American prose literature Literature and society Nonfiction novel Realism in literature United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781443824774 1443824771 9781443824132 1443824135 1283141558 9781283141550

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