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Why is 20th-Century Literature So Obsessed with Normality?

Why is 20th-Century Literature So Obsessed with Normality?

From the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman
and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | February 9, 2021

Vendela Vida on Finding Humor in the Darker Side of <br>Teenage Life

Vendela Vida on Finding Humor in the Darker Side of
Teenage Life

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By Jane Ciabattari | February 9, 2021

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Joyce Carol Oates Thinks You Should Write Your Heart Out

A Conversation with the Author of American Melancholy: Poems

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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Tracy K. Smith and Kawai Strong Washburn on Biden's Debts to His Base (Especially Black Women)

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