{"product_id":"the-politics-of-male-friendship-in-contemporary-american-fiction-9781526172044","title":"The Politics of Male Friendship in Contemporary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow might our friendships shape our politics? This book examines how contemporary American fiction has rediscovered the concept of civic friendship and revived a long tradition of imagining male friendship as interlinked with the promises and paradoxes of democracy in the United States. Bringing into dialogue the work of a wide range of authors – including Philip Roth, Paul Auster, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem, Dinaw Mengestu, and Teju Cole – this innovative study advances a compelling new account of the political and intellectual fabric of the American novel today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e1 ‘The Love Alternative’: Philip Roth’s \u003ci\u003eI Married a Communist \u003c\/i\u003e(1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Stain \u003c\/i\u003e(2000)\u003cbr\u003e2 The Gift of Friendship: Paul Auster’s Fiction and Film\u003cbr\u003e3 Broken Utopias: Michael Chabon’s \u003ci\u003eTelegraph Avenue \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and Jonathan Lethem’s \u003ci\u003eThe Fortress of Solitude \u003c\/i\u003e(2003)\u003cbr\u003e4 The Borders of Friendship: Dinaw Mengestu’s \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears \u003c\/i\u003e(2007) and Teju Cole’s \u003ci\u003eOpen City \u003c\/i\u003e(2011)\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041040335191,"sku":"9781526172044","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526172044.jpg?v=1750948710","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-male-friendship-in-contemporary-american-fiction-9781526172044","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}