American Fiction in Transition: Observer-Hero Narrative, the 1990s, and Postmodernism (Paperback)

1. The 1990s, the Postmodern Subject, and the Problem of Agency / 2. Observer-Hero Narrative and American Literary History / 3. Tragedy, Secrecy, Narration: Philip Roth's The Human Stain / 4. Action and Testimony: Paul Auster's Leviathan / 5. Narcissism and Explanation: Jeffrey Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides / 6. Ethics and Justification: E. L. Doctorow's The Waterworks / 7. Conclusion: Agency, the Reader, and the Post-Postmodern / Bibliography / Index