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A noted novelist reviews works of contemporary fiction, scrutinizing the publishing climate that fosters what he believes is mediocre work and showing how twentieth-century literary movements shape fiction. 12,000 first printing.

Introduction: Big Brother Is Calling You Names

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1. The Man Who Would Be Sven

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My Sky Blue Trades by Sven Birkerts

2. To P. or Not to P.

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Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

3. Stop Thinking: The (D)evolution of Gay Literature

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Flesh and Blood by Michael Cunningham

The Facts of Life by Patrick Gale

How Long Has This Been Going On? by Ethan Mordden

Like People in History by Felice Picano

4. The Lay of the Land

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American Pastoral by Philip Roth

5. Digging for Gold

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John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead

6. In the Box

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The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid

How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan

Push by Sapphire

7. The Tinkerbell Trick

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Love, Etc. by Julian Barnes

8. The Devil You Know

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The Devil's Larder by Jim Crace

9. American Booty

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Don't the Moon Look Lonesome by Stanley Crouch

10. The Moody Blues

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The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions by Rick Moody

11. Kurt's Conundrum

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Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut

12. Give Me Shelter: In Praise of Rebecca Brown

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Excerpts from a Family Medical Dictionary

Afterword: Stepford Novels, Henpecking, Ulysses, and a Note on the Title

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