{"product_id":"the-contemporary-american-short-story-cycle-james-nagel-9780807129616","title":"The Contemporary American Short-Story Cycle: The Ethnic Resonance of Genre","description":"James Nagel offers the first systematic history and definition of the short-story cycle as exemplified in contemporary American fiction, bringing attention to the format's wide appeal among various ethnic groups. He examines in detail eight recent manifestations of the genre, all praised by critics while uniformly misidentified as novels. Nagel proposes that the short-story cycle, with its concentric as opposed to linear plot development possibilities, lends itself particularly well to exploring themes of ethnic assimilation, which mirror some of the major issues facing American society today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Nagel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807129615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807129616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"James Nagel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634254803199,"sku":"9780807129616","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef228230-f8fe-4d4c-a5e4-9128d9eaae0d.jpg?v=1703588354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-contemporary-american-short-story-cycle-james-nagel-9780807129616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}