The American Presidency in Twenty-First-Century Fiction(English, Hardcover, Lawrie Alexandra)

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The American Presidency in Twenty-First-Century Fiction(English, Hardcover, Lawrie Alexandra) is written by Lawrie Alexandra and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1399538926 (ISBN 10) and 9781399538923 (ISBN 13).

This book explores a series of watershed moments in American politics through the lens of twenty-first-century fiction. Its contexts range from the Watergate scandal to the January 6 storming of the Capitol, from John F. Kennedy to Donald Trump. It considers authors such as Colson Whitehead, Ben Lerner, A. M. Homes, Dana Spiotta, Jack Livings, and Nathan Hill, with each chapter providing detailed close readings of new novels interwoven with the political contexts they evoke.