The study of contemporary fiction is a fascinating yet challenging
one. Contemporary fiction has immediate relevance to popular
culture, the news, scholarly organizations, and education - where
it is found on the syllabus in schools and universities - but it
also offers challenges. What is 'contemporary'? How do we track
cultural shifts and changes? The Routledge Companion to
Twenty-First Century Literary Fiction takes on this challenge,
mapping key literary trends from the year 2000 onwards, as the
landscape of our century continues to take shape around us. A
significant and central intervention into contemporary literature,
this Companion offers essential coverage of writers who have risen
to prominence since then, such as Hari Kunzru, Jennifer Egan, David
Mitchell, Jonathan Lethem, Ali Smith, A. L. Kennedy, Hilary Mantel,
Marilynne Robinson, and Colson Whitehead. Thirty-eight essays by
leading and emerging international scholars cover topics such as: *
Identity, including race, sexuality, class, and religion in the
twenty-first century; * The impact of technology, terrorism,
activism, and the global economy on the modern world and modern
literature; * The form and format of twenty-first century literary
fiction, including analysis of established genres such as the
pastoral, graphic novels, and comedic writing, and how these have
been adapted in recent years. Accessible to experts, students, and
general readers, The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First Century
Literary Fiction provides a map of the critical issues central to
the discipline, as well as uncovering new perspectives and new
directions for the development of the field. It is essential
reading for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of
contemporary literature.
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