Contemporary

= Characteristics: =
 * = Learning to cope with problems. =
 * = Sense of identity as shaped by culture and gender attitudes. =
 * = Storytelling is emphasized. =
 * = Concern with connections between people. =
 * = Variety in genre, styles, including international and religious themes. =
 * = Regionalism and multi-ethnic writing. =
 * = Self-reflexive. =
 * = Instructional. =
 * = Top-dog / underdog characters. =
 * = Consumerism. =

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= WRITERS: =

= @Sherman Alexie =

= @Laurie Halse Anderson =

= @Sandra Cisneros =

= @Ralph Ellison =

= @Stephen King =

= @Arthur Miller =

= @J. D. Salinger =

= @Amy Tan =

= @Alice Walker =

= @Tennessee Williams =

Page updated 8/01/15.