Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-229) and index.
Tarzan, lord of the suburbs -- Sinclair Lewis and the revolt from the suburb -- Mildred Pierce's interiors -- Native son's trespasses -- Sanctimonious suburbanites and the postwar novel -- Same as it ever was (more or less).
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American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century Suburban life in literature. Segregation in literature. Suburbs in literature. Whites in literature. Race in literature. Roman américain--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle Vie de la banlieue dans la littérature. Blancs dans la littérature. American fiction. Race in literature. Segregation in literature. Suburban life in literature. Suburbs in literature. Whites in literature. Roman Vorstadt Roman.