Books by David Castronovo

From the late 1940s through the JFK years, America was the home office of literary innovation. This book shows how particular landmark books took on the hot-button subjects of the 1950s: race and religious difference; social class and the suburbs; the youth culture; conformity and group think; and much else.

The blokes were writers who revitalized British drama, fiction, poetry, and criticism. When Britain was in the economic doldrums, when its supply of great authors was dwindling after World War II, they rebuilt a world-class reputation. This book looks at how these writers, and others, transformed British heritage.