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    The New Midwest: A Guide to Contemporary Fiction of the Great Lakes, Great Plains, and Rust Belt

    By Mark Athitakis

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    In the public imagination, Midwestern literature has not evolved far beyond heartland laborers and hardscrabble immigrants of a century past. But as the region has changed, so, in many ways, has its fiction. In this book, the author explores how shifts in work, class, place, race, and culture has been reflected or ignored by novelists and short story writers. From Marilynne Robinson to Leon Forrest, Toni Morrison to Aleksandar Hemon, Bonnie Jo Campbell to Stewart O'Nan this book is a call to rethink the way we conceive Midwestern fiction, and one that is sure to prompt some new must-have additions to every reading list.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBelt Publishing
    Release dateFeb 6, 2017
    ISBN9780997774351
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    The New Midwest: A Guide to Contemporary Fiction of the Great Lakes, Great Plains, and Rust Belt
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    Mark Athitakis

    Mark Athitakis, a Lyons native, is an assistant editor at the Chicago Reader. His work has appeared in numerous national publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Business 2.0.

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