A Feeling for Books
The Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary Taste, and Middle-Class Desire
Published on 27. October 1997
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-8078-2357-6 (ISBN)
Description
A history of the Book-of-the-Month Club from its founding in 1926, which suggests that the books recommended by the club have been instrumental in forming literary taste in America and in defining the desires of the middle class. The author also reflects on the role of the club in her own life.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8078-2357-6 (9780807823576)
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