{"product_id":"contemporary-fictions-of-attention-alice-bennett-9781474282611","title":"Contemporary Fictions of Attention: Reading and Distraction in the Twenty-First Century","description":"With the supposed shortening of our attention spans, what future is there for fiction in the age of the internet?\u003ci\u003e Contemporary Fictions of Attention\u003c\/i\u003e rejects this discourse of distraction-crisis which suggests that the future of reading is in peril, and instead finds that contemporary writers construct 'fictions of attention' that find some value in states or moments of inattention. Through discussion of work by a diverse selection of writers, including Joshua Cohen, Ben Lerner, Tom McCarthy, Ali Smith, Zadie Smith, and David Foster Wallace, this book identifies how fiction prompts readers to become peripherally aware of their own attention. \u003ci\u003eContemporary Fictions of Attention\u003c\/i\u003e locates a common interest in attention within 21st-century fiction and connects this interest to a series of debates surrounding ethics, temporality, the everyday, boredom, work, and self-discipline in contemporary culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147428261X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474282611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019","brand":"Alice Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425278542079,"sku":"9781474282611","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e26fddb8-9dbb-4c6d-ad48-3096ab95d88e.jpg?v=1761538160","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-fictions-of-attention-alice-bennett-9781474282611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}