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An Unfocused Year for Fiction...

In which we look at the first half of the 1957 longlist and consider the direction of the literary landscape

Hunter Mclendon
May 20
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Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re Here—

When we consider the books featured on the National Book Award longlists up to 1955, we see that a majority were focused on World War II. I’ve talked about this a lot over the last few months, but what’s interesting is how, beginning with the 1956 longlist, we really see a sharp turn into more books focused on social issues …

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