All the Proud Fathers

Author

Dan Mancilla, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Date of Award

4-2014

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

English

First Advisor

Thisbe Nissen

Second Advisor

Dr. Adam Schuitema

Third Advisor

Dr. Katherine Joslin

Fourth Advisor

Dr. Nancy Eimers

Keywords

Catholicism, Midwest, gypsies, magic realism

Abstract

A literary novel-in-stories about carnival performers, professional wrestlers, American Roma, and boxers living in the rustbelt which concerns Catholicism, issues of social class in relation to geographic setting, and father-son relationships.

Access Setting

Dissertation-Abstract Only

Recommended Citation

Mancilla, Dan, "All the Proud Fathers" (2014). Dissertations. 255.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/255