{"product_id":"the-new-midwest-paperback","title":"The New Midwest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Athitakis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sleek volume that expands our understanding of the Midwest through the writers who have portrayed it. Hailed by \u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e for seeing the Midwest \"for what it really is.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the public imagination, Midwestern literature has not evolved far beyond stories of heartland laborers and hardscrabble immigrants from past centuries. But as the region has changed, so has its fiction. In this book, Mark Athitakis explores how shifts in work, class, place, race, and culture have been reflected or ignored by contemporary novelists and short story writers. Authors Athitakis considers include Marilynne Robinson, Toni Morrison, Jane Smiley, Leon Forrest, Aleksandar Hemon, Bonnie Jo Campbell, and Stewart O'Nan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a call to reconsider the way we think about Midwestern fiction, and one that is sure to prompt some new must-have additions to your reading list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Athitakis\u003c\/b\u003e serves on the board of the National Book Critics Circle and writes the \u003ci\u003eReading the Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e column for \u003ci\u003eBelt Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been published in \u003ci\u003eBarnes and Noble Review, Chicago Sun-Times, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other outlets. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772776087840,"sku":"9780997774283","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d06751a4e9420be353a902c43f2fa10e.webp?v=1780413984","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-midwest-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}