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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 18, Number 1, Spring 2016Table of Contents
Winner, 2015 Fourth Genre Steinberg Essay Prize
- Ossification
- pp. 1-15
Essays
- Sixteen Forecasts
- pp. 17-25
- Light
- pp. 27-32
- Is the Cartoonal Violent?
- pp. 33-43
- Anesthesia
- pp. 45-56
- How to Build a Fortress
- pp. 57-68
- Recapitulation Theory
- pp. 69-77
- Why Get There from Here?
- pp. 79-86
- The Sand Dunes: An Elegy
- pp. 87-88
- The Incident in My Park
- pp. 99-110
- Brother Sammy
- pp. 111-117
Essays with Commentary
- The Peach Orchard
- pp. 141-161
- On “The Peach Orchard”
- pp. 163-168
Writer As Reader
- Disquiet and the Lyric Essay
- pp. 169-182
Review Essays
- The Accidental Ann Landers
- pp. 183-187
- “I—The First Ever to Do So”
- pp. 189-194
- Based on a True Story
- pp. 195-206
- About the Contributors
- pp. 217-221
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