Description: The volume's updated biographical material benefits from an unpublished interview conducted with Smiley in 2008, and the citations and extensive bibliography have been updated, making this new edition an ideal point of entrance for readers eager to understand Smiley's complete body of work.
Brief description: Neil Nakadate is a University Professor of English at Iowa State University, where he teaches American literature and courses on fiction. He has edited two books on Robert Penn Warren and is coauthor of Writing in the Liberal Arts Tradition and coeditor of A Rhetoric of Doing: Essays on Written Discourse in Honor of James L. Kinneavy. His poetry and essays have appeared in Aethlon, Cottonwood, Flyway, ISLE, Annals of Internal Medicine, and various anthologies.
Review Quotes:
In this clear, insightful introduction to the fiction of Jane Smiley, Neil Nakadate effectively knits together the themes, plots, and characters of an experimental author.... A solid jumping-off point for critics and a useful companion for readers.
-- "American Literature"