The Politics of Male Friendship in Contemporary American Fiction, Paperback/Michael Kalisch

How might our friendships shape our politics? This new book examines how contemporary American fiction - from Philip Roth to Dinaw Mengestu - 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. -- . Publisher: Manchester University Press Author(s): Michael Kalisch Illustration(s): 1 black & white illustration Number of pages: 256 Collection: Contemporary American and Canadian Writers Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 22 Cover type: Paperback / softback