Reading the “Slash” in Percival Everett’s <i>American Desert</i>

This article explores Percival Everett’s multi-dimensional use of a concept he has termed the “slash” (i.e., the line that both separates and conjoins signifier/signified) in his novel <i>American Desert</i>. In effect, this slash is a trope Everett deploys to compel readers not to align...

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Main Author: Joe Weixlmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/12/5/104