Burning Down the House Essays on Fiction
Hardcover, St Paul, Minnesota: Graywolf Press, 1997. First Edition. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. "What happens to American fiction in a time when villains are deprived of their villainy: when our consumer culture insists on happy endings? Did Richard Nixon start a trend of dysfunctional narration that is now rife throughout fiction? In Burning Down the House, Baxter delves into the social and political circumstances that influence today's 'urgent issues of storytelling.' " Excerpt about the book from Publishers Weekly laid in. Ships same or next business day. Book and dust jacket have very light wearing on spine ends; otherwise, in almost like new condition. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 245 pages; Signed by Author(s). [Item #1226]
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