{"product_id":"british-avant-garde-fiction-of-the-kaye-mitchell-9781474436205","title":"British Avant-Garde Fiction of the 1960s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores the trailblazing work of the British literary avant-garde of the 1960s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection showcases the liveliness of British avant-garde fiction of the 1960s, which is diverse in its aesthetic practices and (sometimes) divided in its politics. It brings together a selection of original, research-led essays on more than a dozen avant-garde British writers of the 1960s, revealing this to be a crucial - and crucially overlooked - period of British literary history. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVia detailed readings of authors such as Ann Quin, B.S. Johnson, Alexander Trocchi, Maureen Duffy, Alan Burns, Christine Brooke-Rose and many others, the contributors reveal the diversity of material produced in this period and trace the complex relations of influence and indebtedness between the 60s avant-garde, earlier modernisms and later postmodern writing. The volume shows that the 1960s is an even more vibrant period of literary experiment in Britain than might previously have been supposed - and that the avant-garde fiction produced then rewards our renewed attention to it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides much-needed critical analyses of the work of 60s avant-garde writers \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers focused essays - each presents one author in their cultural\/critical\/historical contexts - by experts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecuperates a lost decade in British literature and thus fills a vital gap in literary history, between late modernism and early postmodernism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResponds to burgeoning critical and popular interest in authors such as Christine Brooke-Rose, Ann Quin, and B.S. Johnson, and to a widespread interest in experimental and innovative writing more generally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaye Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147443620X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474436205\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 11\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.59d","brand":"Kaye Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159481020671,"sku":"9781474436205","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_642251d1-75fe-41a6-be1e-99eebdc38b56.jpg?v=1689082861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-avant-garde-fiction-of-the-kaye-mitchell-9781474436205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}