A comprehensive examination of one of the twentieth century's most innovative writers and critics.

Jeffrey R. Di Leo is Professor of English and Philosophy at the University of Houston-Victoria. He is also editor and publisher of the American Book Review and editor-in-chief of symplokē, a journal of comparative literature and theory. His books include Fiction's Present: Situating Contemporary Narrative Innovation (coedited with R. M. Berry), also published by SUNY Press.