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Twenty-First-Century Popular Fiction (Hardcover)
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Twenty-First-Century Popular Fiction (Hardcover)
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Provides a unique snapshot of themes and trends within popular
fiction in the twenty-first centuryThis groundbreaking collection
captures the state of popular fiction in present day. It features
twenty new essays on key authors associated with a wide range of
genres and sub-genres, providing chapter-length discussions of
major post-2000 works of contemporary popular fiction. The lively,
accessible and academically rigorous essays presented here cover a
wider range of established popular fiction genres such as fantasy,
horror and the romance, as well as more niche areas such as
Domestic Noir, Steampunk, the New Weird, Nordic Noir and Zombie
Lit. The collection will primarily appeal to undergraduate and
postgraduate students but general readers may also find the focus
on many of today's most prominent and influential authors to be of
interest.Key FeaturesProvides students with a timely and accessible
overview of current trends within contemporary popular
fictionIncludes timely reassessments of recent fiction by
established figures such as Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Larry
McMurtry, Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling, Jodi Picoult, China Mieville,
Grant Morrison, Terry Pratchett and Nora Roberts as well as
consideration of authors who have emerged more recently, amongst
them Stephenie Meyer, Gillian Flynn, E.L. James, Hugh Howey, Cherie
Priest, and Max BrooksIncludes supplementary material such
recommended further reading at the end of each chapter
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