{"product_id":"understanding-stewart-onan","title":"Understanding Stewart O'Nan","description":"This first book-length study of Stewart O'Nan's work offers a comprehensive introduction to his writings and carefully examines recurring thematic concerns and stylistic characteristics of his novels. The author of eighteen novels, several works of nonfiction, and two short-story collections, O'Nan received the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society's Gold Medal for best novel for \u003ci\u003eSnow Angels\u003c\/i\u003e and the Drew Heinz Prize for\u003ci\u003e In the Walled City\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1996 \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e magazine named him one of the Twenty Best Young American Novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Stewart O'Nan\u003c\/i\u003e, Heike Paul appraises O'Nan's oeuvre to date, including his popular multigenerational trilogy of novels--\u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here; Emily, Alone\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHenry, Himself\u003c\/i\u003e--that received enthusiastic reviews in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul argues that O'Nan is not only a writer of popular fiction but also has developed into a major literary voice worthy of canonical status and of having a firm place in school, college, and university curricula. To this end Paul analyzes his use of formulas of long-standing popular American genres, such as the Western and the gothic tale, as he re-invents them in innovative and complex ways creating a style that Paul describes as \"\"everyday gothic.\"\" She also offers a critical examination of O'Nan's treatment of American myths and vivid descriptions of struggling middle class settings and individuals who lead precarious lives. Paul believes this first critical study of O'Nan's collected works will be instrumental in building a critical archive and analysis of his oeuvre.","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57427924844888,"sku":"9781643361499","price":104.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-stewart-onan","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}