A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2000-5

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296 pages

December 2005, Wiley-Blackwell

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An authoritative overview of the social, political and economic contexts of contemporary British fiction (since the 1970s).
Brings together 12 original essays by an international team of scholars (from the UK, US, Australia and Germany).
Highlights the recent transformation of the fiction scene, examining bookselling, book reviewing, literary prizes and the changing relationship between literature and the cinema.
Topics covered range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel, to controversies over the celebrity author, and the demise of class fiction.
Enables students to read contemporary works of British fiction with a much clearer sense of where they fit within British cultural life.