The Pigman (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Paul Zindel
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, 1960’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Teenagers, New York City, Friendship, Death or dying, Human behavior, Loneliness, Old age or elderly people
- Locales: New York, NY
The Pigman, Zindel's first young adult novel, has been called a groundbreaking work. Zindel's portrayal of high school students struggling with their own problems in their own environments introduced a new type of adolescent fiction. The Pigman was revolutionary in that Zindel moved away from more cautious traditional juvenile fiction to a kind of writing that depicted teenagers and their problems with candor and seriousness. The Pigman established a style of writing for young adults which became almost a formula for teen novels (including Zindel's own) after...
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