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Twenty-First-Century Fiction: Contemporary British Voices
Daniel Lea
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Description for Twenty-First-Century Fiction: Contemporary British Voices
Hardback. Provides a collection of in-depth readings of British writers that have come to prominence in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
This book offers readings of five of the most interesting and original voices to have emerged in Britain since the millennium as they tackle the challenges of portraying the new century. Through close readings of the work of Ali Smith, Andrew O'Hagan, Tom McCarthy, Sarah Hall and Jon McGregor, Daniel Lea opens a window onto the formal and thematic concerns that characterise a literary landscape troubled by both familiar and unfamiliar predicaments. These include questions about the meaning of humanness in an age of digital intercourse; about the need for a return to authenticity in the wake of postmodernism; and ... Read more
This book offers readings of five of the most interesting and original voices to have emerged in Britain since the millennium as they tackle the challenges of portraying the new century. Through close readings of the work of Ali Smith, Andrew O'Hagan, Tom McCarthy, Sarah Hall and Jon McGregor, Daniel Lea opens a window onto the formal and thematic concerns that characterise a literary landscape troubled by both familiar and unfamiliar predicaments. These include questions about the meaning of humanness in an age of digital intercourse; about the need for a return to authenticity in the wake of postmodernism; and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719081491
SKU
V9780719081491
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99-15
About Daniel Lea
Daniel Lea is Professor of Contemporary Literature at Oxford Brookes University -- .
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