Title: Burning Down the House
Subtitle: Essays on Fiction
Description: What happens to American fiction in a time when villains are deprived of their villainy; when our consumer culture relentlessly insists on happy endings? In *Burning Down the House*, Baxter delves into the dramatic way that social and political circumstances influence the “urgent issues of storytelling.” Did Richard Nixon start a trend of dysfunctional narration that is now rife throughout fiction? Why do we seem to have forgotten the true meaning of epiphany? *Burning Down the House* is Baxter’s first collection of nonfiction and proves he has an equally strong gift for the art of the essay.
Subjects: American fiction, History and criticism, 20th century, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, New York Times reviewed, American fiction--history and criticism, American fiction--20th century--history and criticism, Ps379 .b37 2008, Ps379 .b37 1997, 813/.509, Fiction, history and criticism
Time periods: 20th century