Understanding William T. Vollmann

In addition to close readings of Vollmann's texts, Özcan examines his influences and literary connections, tracing his ties to John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, James Agee, and Danilo Kis and situating him not only in the American canon but in the longer duration of world literature.

About the author

Işıl Özcan teaches American literature at Dokuz Eylül University in Turkey. She has published on classic and contemporary American literature, the French nouveau-roman, and world cinema.

Summary

Examines the common threads that interlace William Vollmann's corpus and grapples with the depth and complexity of his massive output. In her readings of Vollmann's works, Isil Ízcan identifies a rich but accessible Set of themes that he explores afresh in each text, including death, war, violence, suffering, and love.

Product details

• Authors: OZCAN, Isil Ozcan, I& Özcan
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781643360294
• ISBN: 978-1-64336-029-4
• No. of pages: 142
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: Understanding Contemporary Ame; Understanding Contemporary American Literature
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies