Features a diverse cast of writers who explore the importance of region, politics, and history in their work and trace the imaginative path by which a writer's highly individualised art is informed by the wider conditions of life. This work concludes with the authors essay "Rereading Saul Bello...

Features a diverse cast of writers who explore the importance of region, politics, and history in their work and trace the imaginative path by which a writer's highly individualised art is informed by the wider conditions of life. This work concludes with the authors essay "Rereading Saul Bellow", a presentation of his colleague's achievement.