Contemporary British Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781137009661)

This essential guide provides a comprehensive survey of the most important debates in the criticism and research of contemporary British fiction. Nick Bentley analyses the criticism surrounding a range of British novelists including Monica Ali, Martin Amis, Pat Barker, Alan Hollinghurst, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, David Mitchell, Ali Smith, Zadie Smith, Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson. Exploring experiments with literary form, this authoritative book considers cutting-edge concerns relating to the neo-historical novel, the relationship between literature and science, literary geographies, and trauma narratives.

Engaging with key literary theories, and identifying present trends and future directions in the literary criticism of contemporary British fiction, this is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of English literature, teachers, researchers and scholars.

Author: Nick Bentley
ISBN-10: 1137009667
ISBN-13: 9781137009661
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Language: English
Published: 12/08/2017
Pages: 201
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.46d