Transnationalism and the Literary Reception of Australian Women Writers' Fiction in the US, 2010–2020: Three Case Studies.
The following article examines how Australian literary fiction by women is received in the United States. In particular, it considers how books are positioned by publishers, reviewers and authors as relevant to an American audience as well as to what extent Australian literary fiction's appeal is bo...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Australian Studies Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 33 - 48 |
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