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E365 Recent Prize-winning Fiction

3 credit(s)
This course addresses the question “What makes a new novel good?” by examining the phenomenon of literary prizes. In the digital age, more books are being published than ever before. But what makes a book “good”? What qualities do “we” value in contemporary fiction (and who is “we”?), and what might “qualify” a book for potential inclusion in the canon, however we might understand that contested category? To answer these questions, we will read several recent prize-winning novels, and we will engage with various facets of book culture such as reviews, author appearances (live and virtual), and book marketing. The course will end with a negotiated “class award,” for which students will independently choose, read, and nominate a contemporary work of their choice.


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