Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction Projects for a Revolution in New York 1
5. 1 New York’s New Writers 21
6. 2 Commissioned for the Screen 62
7. 3 When France’s New Novel Met the American Textbook 102
8. 4 Oulipian New York 129
9. Conclusion 154
10. Notes 167
11. Index 203