Unger predicted that like other creative writing programs, such as the one at the University of Iowa, UNLV's program eventually will attract many more applicants than it has openings. A ratio of 20 applicants for every opening would not be unusual, he said. It's truly unique, and that's a word you don't use lightly. We want to infuse that global sensibility into American literature. Unger expressed a similar sentiment.
American writing gets very insular.
It gets devoted to either the American landscape, or American domesticity, or American points of view. We will add that outside dimension, that outside perspective of the international view of literature. Maintained by the office of UNLV News and Public Information. Send questions or comments to the News Bureau .