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This massive collection of thirty-two stories—all but one of which was written specifically for the anthology??is the first publication of the newly-formed International Thriller Writers, Inc., an organization of over 400 writers that seeks to celebrate the genre while enhancing its prestige and profile. With the entertaining “Thriller,” the organization succeeds in advancing the merits of the thriller not simply as shoot-em-up escapism, but as a respectable form of fiction in its own right...
...Norton Anthology “the keeper of the canon.” But Greenblatt and Abrams said that the Norton Anthology has been successful because editorial decisions are based on extensive communication with the professors who use the anthology for teaching. The other key to the anthology??s popularity, Greenblatt said, is its accessibility to a wide range of students. Since a survey of English literature is required at many colleges, some students enrolling solely for academic credit begin the class expecting to be bored, Greenblatt said. “The question is how to seduce them...
Here’s the problem: the anthology??s meta-setup focuses on a continuously unsuccessful comic strip. So the comics cannot successfully match their respective eras’ tones—or else, the Escapist’s incarnations might be financially viable, and the project’s plot would be ruined...
...anthology??s most successful stabs will appeal even to readers who have not read Chabon’s original novel. And the anthology doesn’t need to be read chronologically—in fact, several sections are better skipped. But ultimately, comic readers will be pleased that Chabon plucked the Escapist from the pages of his prose and rendered him anew in living color. And for those who first fell in love with the Escapist and his creators in the context of Kavalier and Clay, the adventure continues?...
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