{"product_id":"anthropofugal-fictions-robert-mckay-9781399551854","title":"Anthropofugal Fictions: Literature, Species Politics and Flight from Humanity","description":"This book traces a radical politics of species across the work of four significant Anglophone authors of the late twentieth century: Brigid Brophy, Alice Walker, J.M. Coetzee and David Foster Wallace. Presenting an exciting and original perspective, Robert McKay argues that these literary figures tell \u003ci\u003eanthropofugal\u003c\/i\u003e stories, in which a tendency towards animals coincides with a desire to flee from humanity. Their writing disavows allegiance to humanity's various guises and ideals, dismissing human distinctiveness and disturbing human privilege to reimagine life with so-called animals. While deeply grounded in the practice of literary close reading, \u003ci\u003eAnthropofugal Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e is also a work of philosophy and theory that shows how doubts about species identity lie at the heart of live debates about gender, sexuality, race and ethics. It is a challenging and provocative account of what it means \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e to be human, and of living amongst animals without species difference as a legitimation of one's actions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert McKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 139955185X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399551854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Robert McKay","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852640694527,"sku":"9781399551854","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anthropofugal-fictions-robert-mckay-9781399551854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}