The Novel Now - Contemporary British Fiction (Hardcover)

"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.

General

Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2007
Authors:	R Bradford
Dimensions:	243 x 173 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-4051-1385-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-4051-1385-5
Barcode:	9781405113854

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