Diner Etiquette: A short story collection
Award Date
1-1-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English
First Committee Member
Douglas Unger
Number of Pages
369
Abstract
Diner Etiquette contains ten short stories, all set in New Jersey, dealing with a variety of characters and experiences. The collection is an exercise in genre study as well, or at least in genre subversion. The mob story, the post 9/11 fable, quasi-magic realism, a novella, all are contained within. Despite an overarching literary conceit of genre exploration, the dramatic invention of the collection deals more with long-form minimalism and a desire to thoroughly and realistically explore what it's like to live and work and exist in contemporary America in the shadow of New York City.
Keywords
Collection; Diner; Etiquette; Original writing; Short; Story
Controlled Subject
American literature; Literature, Modern
Disciplines
Higher Education
File Format
File Size
7075.84 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Hooks, Sean, "Diner Etiquette: A short story collection" (2006). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1943.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/79uf-n4u6
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