Literary Geographies Narrative Space in Let The Great World Spin

Combining literary analysis with a practical introduction to interdisciplinary literary geography, Literary Geographies examines key elements of Colum McCann's 2009 novel, Let the Great World Spin. Looking at the novel as socio-spatial and intertextual interactions involving author, editor, publisher, and reader, the book offers a new way to look at narrative settings, literary space, and the geographies of creation, production, and reception. Here, Sheila Hones combines literary analysis with a practical introduction to interdisciplinary literary geography.

Sheila Hones is a Professor in the Department of Area Studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan. She co-manages the online bibliography Literary Geographies and is an editor for the journal Literary Geographies.

Introduction
1. The Event of the Novel
2. Narrative Locations
3. The Great World's New York
4. Narrative Space
5. Distances
6. The Intertextual City
7. Literary Space
8. Geographies of Creation and Promotion
9. Geographies of Reception
Conclusion: What Happens Next?