McConnell, Frank D.

Four postwar American novelists / Frank D. McConnell. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1977. - xxix, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction: after apocalypse -- 1. Saul Bellow and the terms of our contract -- 2. Norman Mailer and the cutting edge of style -- 3. John Barth and the key to the treasure -- 4. Thomas Pynchon and the abreaction of the lord of night -- Afterword.

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Barth, John, 1930- --Criticism and interpretation.
Mailer, Norman--Criticism and interpretation.
Pynchon, Thomas--Criticism and interpretation.


American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Influence.--United States

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