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The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction
Bran Nicol
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Paperback. A lucid exploration of the key features of postmodernism and the most important authors from Beckett to DeLillo. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 240 pages. A lucid exploration of the key features of postmodernism and the most important authors from Beckett to DeLillo. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight: 386.
Postmodern fiction presents a challenge to the reader: instead of enjoying it passively, the reader has to work to understand its meanings, to think about what fiction is, and to question their own responses. Yet this very challenge makes postmodern writing so much fun to read and rewarding to study. Unlike most introductions to postmodernism and fiction, this book places the emphasis on literature rather than theory. It introduces the most prominent British and American novelists associated with postmodernism, from the 'pioneers', Beckett, Borges and Burroughs, to important post-war writers such as Pynchon, Carter, Atwood, Morrison, Gibson, Auster, DeLillo, and ... Read more
Postmodern fiction presents a challenge to the reader: instead of enjoying it passively, the reader has to work to understand its meanings, to think about what fiction is, and to question their own responses. Yet this very challenge makes postmodern writing so much fun to read and rewarding to study. Unlike most introductions to postmodernism and fiction, this book places the emphasis on literature rather than theory. It introduces the most prominent British and American novelists associated with postmodernism, from the 'pioneers', Beckett, Borges and Burroughs, to important post-war writers such as Pynchon, Carter, Atwood, Morrison, Gibson, Auster, DeLillo, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521679572
SKU
V9780521679572
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About Bran Nicol
Bran Nicol is a Reader in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of Portsmouth.
Reviews for The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction
'Nicol's continuously readable Introduction is a valuable work of reference and one which many students will find helpful.' Notes and Queries