The politics of male friendship in contemporary American fiction

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Author: Michael KalischISBN: 9781526156358Publisher: Manchester University PressYear first published: 20 Jul 2021Pages: 256 Format: HardbackHow might our friendships shape our poli tics? This book examines how contemporary American fiction has rediscovered the concept of civic friendship and revived a long tradition of imagining male friendship as interlinked with the promises and paradoxes of democracy in the United States. Bringing into dialogue the work of a wide range of authors - including Philip Roth, Paul Auster, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem, Dinaw Mengestu, and Teju Cole - this innovative study advances a compelling new account of the political and intellectual fabric of the American novel today. Show more