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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 23, Number 2, Fall 2021Table of Contents
Editors' Note
- On Perseverance
- pp. v-vi
Essays
- Very Nice Blastocysts
- pp. 1-15
- Lace
- pp. 23-36
- Descendant
- pp. 37-45
- After the Flood
- pp. 47-53
- Voracious
- pp. 55-65
- Laundry Days
- pp. 67-75
- This Is My Body
- pp. 77-86
- My Big Toe and Your Big Toe
- pp. 87-103
- Synecdochic: On My Mother's Autopsy
- pp. 105-117
- Every Set of Three
- pp. 119-125
- Runaway Mother
- pp. 127-138
- Lifelines, Hammocks
- pp. 139-147
- A True Account
- pp. 149-153
- Endless Particulars
- pp. 155-164
- Chaos Itself Is an Order
- pp. 165-176
- Anthony Bourdain at Chernobyl
- pp. 177-182
- On the Love of Hills
- pp. 183-196
- One Night in Umbria
- pp. 197-208
Review Essays
- Inter-Review
- pp. 209-226
Contributors
- About the Contributors
- pp. 235-239
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