Books Book Review: ‘Love and Death in the American Novel,’ by Leslie A. Fiedler
With its bracing studies of fiction’s secrets, this 66-year-old work of literary criticism still surprises and delights.
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· October 19, 2026 · 1 min read
This article was originally published by
NY Times Books
and is republished here under license.
With its bracing studies of fiction’s secrets, this 66-year-old work of literary criticism still surprises and delights.
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