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A Short Rhetoric for Leaving the Family (American Literature)

by Peter Dimock

ISBN13: 9781564782106
ISBN10: 1564782107
Condition: Standard
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In what is both a brilliantly written investigation of family relationships and a scathing attack on the political rhetoric that guides American politics, Dimock creates a diary-like novel in which the narrator instructs his children in the family's sordid history.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781564782106
Author:
Dimock, Peter
Publisher:
Dalkey Archive Press
Author:
Peter, Dimock
Location:
Normal, IL :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Family
Subject:
Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
Subject:
Fathers and sons
Subject:
Political fiction
Subject:
Influence
Subject:
Epistolary fiction
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Subject:
Family -- United States -- Fiction.
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Influence -- Fiction.
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 19
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Dalkey Archive
Series:
American Literature (Dalkey Archive)
Publication Date:
November 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
805x553x41 38

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