Star Authors: Literary Celebrity in America

Joe Moran

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Contemporary Literature and Criticism American Literature and Culture Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis

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Introduction: the charismatic illusion. Part 1 Cultural contexts: Mark Twain absurdity - literature and publicity in America the reign of hype - the contemporary star system disembodied images - authors, authorship and celebrity. Part 2 Star authors: the scribe of suburbia - John Updike reality shift -Philip Roth silence, exile, cunning and so on - Don DeLillo a star of Bohemia - Kathy Acker conclusion: a meet the author culture.

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