Contemporary British Fiction

Richard Lane (Editor), Rod Mengham (Editor), Philip Tew (Editor)

ISBN: 978-0-7456-2867-7

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288 pages

January 2003, Polity

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The first comprehensive introductory guide to contemporary British fiction from 1979 to the present.
Provides accessible chapters on a broad range of leading British writers, including Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Pat Barker, Kazuo Ishiguro, Martin Amis and Zadie SmithMartin Amis to Zadie Smith.
Outlines the main developments in contemporary fiction and engages with key themes such as cultural identity, gender, myth and history, postcolonialism and urban culture.
An illuminating analysis and contextualiztion of British fiction today, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of contemporary literature.