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Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in nonfiction. The title reflects the intention to give nonfiction its due as a literary genre to give writers of the fourth genre a showcase for their work and to give readers a place to find the liveliest and most creative works in the form. To reflect the genre's flexibility and expansiveness, the journal includes works ranging from personal essays and memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism.
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Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2012Table of Contents
- The White Space
- pp. 1-10
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0028
- The Wish to Be a Red Indian
- pp. 11-23
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0004
- Totally Random
- p. 25
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0009
- Ashes
- pp. 27-30
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0013
- Special Ed
- pp. 31-41
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0017
- Famous Drownings in Literary History
- pp. 53-59
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0026
- Our Lady of the Roses
- pp. 61-66
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0002
- Person 1
- pp. 67-72
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0007
- Blood on the Illusion
- pp. 73-84
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0011
- God Bless Bonnie and Clyde
- pp. 85-99
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0015
- Silence
- pp. 101-104
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0019
- Cousteau
- pp. 105-106
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0024
- Facing Old Age
- p. 107
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0000
- Revision and Collapse
- pp. 109-117
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0005
- Revising “Revision and Collapse”
- pp. 119-123
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0010
- Interview with Carl Klaus
- pp. 125-145
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0014
- Through the Bamboo Blinds
- pp. 147-158
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0018
- On the Pleasures of Hating
- pp. 159-164
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0022
- Kincaid’s Bite
- pp. 165-171
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0027
- Morro Bay by Threes
- pp. 173-186
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0003
- Confederate Streets (review)
- pp. 199-201
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0016
- Is Chris Arthur Making Us Smarter?
- pp. 207-211
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0025
- Editor’s Note
- pp. ix-xi
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0023
- About the Contributors
- pp. 219-224
- DOI: 10.1353/fge.2012.0006