The Broken Novel

July 18, 2013 | 1

Literary fiction is falling apart, but it might be for the best, Ted Gioia writes. In his essay, he explores the history of the fragmented novel (or the polyphonic novel as we’ve written about before) from Winesburg, Ohio to A Visit From the Goon Squad and fittingly, he does it in fragments.

is an associate editor for The Millions and an editor in Atlanta. She tweets at @temalone.