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Understanding Jennifer Egan
by Alexander Moran
May 30, 2022 - June 1, 2022 (literary-criticism)

Moran, A. (2021). Understanding Jennifer Egan. The University of South Carolina Press.


The University of South Carolina Press, 2021. 139 pages. Paperback. 9781643362250

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p.115
hoary »
(adjective) gray or white with or as if with age …
p.86
aptronym »
a person's name that is regarded as amusingly app…
p.85
synecdoche »
a figure of speech by which a part is put for the…
p.85
proleptic »
(adj) anticipatory; a figure of speech in which t…
p.65
they each give each other the gift of writing
The Keep is, like Melmoth, a book within a book; …
p.18
characters making compromises in their careers
Sam is particularly involved in “Brady bonds,” a …
p.11
I created an ad-hoc MFA
In 1987, aged 24, Egan moved to New York. She app…
p.3
Jennifer Egan's influences
[...] The point is that postmodern fiction does n…
p.2
shoot high and not cower
The LA Times piece was not the only controversy i…