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Contemporary British Fiction

Contemporary British Fiction

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Publisher's Synopsis

This important new book provides a comprehensive introduction to British fiction from 1979 to the present. The volume outlines the main developments in contemporary fiction and engages with key themes such as cultural identity, gender, myth and history, postcolonialism and urban culture. In a series of lively and accessible essays, key critics introduce a broad range of leading British writers, including Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Pat Barker, Kazuo Ishiguro, Martin Amis and Zadie Smith. Offering an illuminating analysis and contextualiztion of British fiction today, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of contemporary literature.

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Polity Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780745628660
Publisher: Polity Press
Imprint: Polity Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.91409
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 544g
Height: 236mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 26mm