Myth-making and Uchronia: The Advent of a Fascist America in Nathanael West’s A Cool Million (1934)
Nathanael West’s A Cool Million (1934) has been largely viewed as both a deadpan parody of the «Rags to Riches» success story popularized by Horatio Alger and a satire on nascent fascism in Depression-era America. In the novel, two storylines cross-pollinate: ex-President Nathan «Shagpoke» Whipple’s...
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UMR 5136- France, Amériques, Espagne – Sociétés, Pouvoirs, Acteurs (FRAMESPA)
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/framespa/4276 |