Date of Award
1-1-2015
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of English
Content Description
1 online resource (ii, 481 pages)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Edward Schwarzschild
Committee Members
Lynne Tillman, Langdon Brown
Keywords
Young men, Homeless persons, Shelters for the homeless, Families, American fiction
Subject Categories
Arts and Humanities | Fine Arts
Abstract
Duplex is a novel that tells the story of a young man who is serving his final day as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer In Service To America) in Des Moines, Iowa. A critical introduction locates the novel between the genres of fiction and memoir within the contemporary literary environment.
Recommended Citation
Whalen, Brian Phillip, "Duplex : a novel" (2015). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1540.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1540