Novel History Historian and Novelists Confront America's Past (And Each Other)
- List Price: $26.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish date: 03/01/2001
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When historian and editor Mark Carnes took Hollywood to task five years ago with Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies, Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times called his collection "incisive" and "witty", and Newsweek enthused, "never has the record been set straight so entertainingly". Now in this eagerly anticipated follow-up, Carnes boldly tackles that most hallowed of literary genres: the American historical novel.
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An engrossing exploration of nearly two dozen celebrated fictional works, this impressive, deeply probing collection of essays features the work of such luminaries of historical scholarship as Michael Kammen, David S. Reynolds, Joan Hedrick, James McPherson, Richard White, John Demos, John Lukacs, and John Mack Faragher. Many of the essays are followed -- and greatly enriched -- by thoughtful and often humorous commentaries by the very novelists whose works are in question, including T. C. Boyle, Tim O'Brien, Charles Frazier, and Gore Vidal.
Novel History is both a uniquely compelling perspective on history and a superb collection of top-notch literary criticism.
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