William T. Vollmann
Subtitle: a critical study and seven interviews
By: Michael Hemmingson.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786440252
Subjects: Vollmann, William T. -- Criticism and interpretation; Vollmann, William T. -- Interviews
Genres: Interviews
Description: "William T. Vollmann is a writer of enormous novels that are stuffed with entire worlds of creation and destruction. This critical study traces his career to date with chapters devoted to each of his novels, as well as his short stories and major nonfiction. Also included are seven interviews spanning the years 1991-2007"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: William T. Vollmann : freedom, redemption, and prostitution. Introduction; title: You bright and risen angels (1987); title: The rainbow stories (1989) ; Thirteen stories and thirteen epithets (1991) ; Europe Central (2005); title: Seven dreams : a book of north; title: American landscapes (1990-2001); title: Whores for Gloria (1991); Butterssy stories (1993) ; The royal family (2001); title: Rising up and rising down (2003); title: an Afghanistan picture show (1993); The atlas (1996); title: Poor people (2007); Riding toward everywhere (2008) ; Imperial (2009); title: Seven conversations. Moth to the flame (1991) / by Larry McCaffery; title: The Write Stuff 7ALT-X Interview (1994) / by AL; title: Vollmann shares vision (2000) / by Michelle Goldberg; title: Pattern recognitions (2001) / by Larry McCaffery; title: Drinks with Tony (2005) / by Tony Dushane; title: The subversive dialogues (2006) / by Kate Braverman; title: A day at Vollmann's studio (2007) / by Terri Saul.