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Discover a generation of authors likely to set literary trends well into the 21st century. Examine such literary issues as postmodernism and magical realism and consider the controversies over multiculturalism and the nature of the literary canon. Readings include Alice Munro, Dear Life; Hilary Mantel, Bring Up the Bodies; Louise Erdrich, The Round House; Joydeep Roy-Battacharya, The Watch; Dave Eggers, A Hologram for the King; Bernardo Atxaga, Seven Houses in France; Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.
