The Accidental Tourist (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Anne Tyler
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Family or family life, Self-discovery, Traveling or travelers, Dogs, Love or romance, Authors or writers, Marriage, Alienation, Brothers and sisters, 1980’s, Divorce, Death or dying, Lifestyles, Loneliness, Life, philosophy of, Baltimore, Pets, Tourist trade
- Locales: Baltimore, MD
Of all Tyler's characters, Macon Leary, the protagonist of The Accidental Tourist, is undoubtedly the one most obsessed with routine. A travel writer who hates to travel, he has developed guides for other travelers who want to reproduce their home environments as much as possible when they are abroad. Leary's life has been based on the assumption that he could outwit chance simply by planning carefully. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the novel, his only child has been killed in a random crime at a fast-food store, and, unable to cope with the death, Macon's wife, Susan, has...
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