Alone in America - The Stories That Matter - Hardback - 2013

With more people living alone today than at any time in U.S. history, Ferguson investigates loneliness in American fiction, from its mythological beginnings in Rip Van Winkle to the postmodern terrors of 9/11. At issue is the dark side of a trumpeted American individualism. Ferguson shows that we can learn, from our literature, how to live alone.
Year of publication: 2013
Pagination: 296 pages
Format: Hardback