Title
A Poetics of the Great Depression: Style and Aesthetics in Tom Kromer’s Waiting for Nothing
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Analyzes the style and structure of Kromer’s 1935 novel, briefly arguing for Hemingway’s influence on the author’s pared-down prose in his representation of the day to day suffering of the common “stiff” during the Great Depression. Notes Kromer’s greater range of vocabulary and aversion to heavy dialogue as a departure from Hemingway’s iconic style.
Published in
Studies in American Fiction
Volume
45
Issue
2
Date
2018
Pages
235-257
COinS
Citation
Parker, Robert Dale. “A Poetics of the Great Depression: Style and Aesthetics in Tom Kromer’s Waiting for Nothing.” Studies in American Fiction 45, no. 2 (Fall 2018): 235-57.