American Unexceptionalism: The Everyman and the Suburban Novel after 9/11

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American Unexceptionalism The New American Canon The Iowa Series in Contemporary Literature and Culture Samuel Cohen, series editor The Everyman and the Suburban Novel after 9/11 American Unexceptionalism Kathy Knapp u n i v e r s i t y o f i o wa p r e s s , i o wa c i t y o o o o o o o o o University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2014 by the University of Iowa Press www.uiowapress.org Printed in the United States of America Design by Omega Clay No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. The University of Iowa Press is a member of Green Press Initiative and is committed to preserving natural resources. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Knapp, Kathy, 1960– American unexceptionalism: the everyman and the suburban novel after 9/11 / Kathy Knapp. pages cm. — (The New American Canon: the Iowa series in contemporary literature and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn: 978-1-60938-228-5, 1-60938-228-5 (pbk) isbn: 978-1-60938-251-3, 1-60938-251-x (ebk) 1. American fiction—21st ­ century—­ History and criticism. 2. Suburban life in literature. 3. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001—Influence. 4. Authors, American—21st ­ century—­ Political and social views. I. Title. ps374.s82k63 2014 813'.609—dc23 2013043057 For Bob and Phyll ...