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In this collection of new and collected essays, Vivian Gornick brings her sharp, honest insight to the work and lives of writers such as Jean Rhys, Willa Cather, Christina Stead, and George Meredith. Drawing on these studies, she traces a century of Western novels of love and argues that modern writers increasingly portray lovers as frantic and frightened, turning the tragedy of the self into a central theme of romance.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Vivian Gornick
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