It's Not the End of the World (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Judy Blume
- First Published: 1972
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Marriage, Divorce, End of the world
- Locales: New Jersey
It's Not the End of the World might be characterized as Blume's most personal, almost autobiographical, early novel, given the events of her first marriage. Though she was yet to divorce her husband John Blume, the author found herself consumed with anxiety as she researched families going through divorce. In later years, she admitted that she had not been honest with herself concerning her own failing marriage. She came to find that this novel is as much, if not more, about the feelings a child must experience as her parents go through divorce as the topic of divorce...
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