The Novel Now: Contemporary British FictionISBN: 978-1-4051-1385-4
Hardcover
272 pages
December 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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The Novel Now is an intelligent and engaging survey of
contemporary British fiction.
- Discusses familiar names such as Martin Amis, Ian McEwan,
Salman Rushdie, and Angela Carter and compares them with more
recent authors, including David Mitchell, Ali Smith, A.L. Kennedy,
Matt Thorne, Nicola Barker, and Toby Litt
- Incorporates original coverage of subgenres such as chick lit,
lad lit, gay fiction, crime fiction, and the historical novel
- Discusses the ways in which notions of regional identity and
tribalist views have surfaced in UK and Irish fiction, and how
post-Imperial sensibility has become a feature of the
‘British’ novel
- Situates contemporary fiction within its socio-cultural and literary contexts.
Related Titles
Contemporary English Literature
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