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Pages : 326
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The new British Novelist
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Pages : 298
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Contemporary British Novel Since 2000
Author: James Acheson
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474403743
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Focuses on the novels published since 2000 by twenty major British novelistsThe Contemporary British Novel Since 2000 is divided into five parts, with the first part examining the work of four particularly well-known and highly regarded twenty-first century writers: Ian McEwan, David Mitchell, Hilary Mantel and Zadie Smith. It is with reference to each of these novelists in turn that the terms arealist, apostmodernist, ahistorical and apostcolonialist fiction are introduced, while in the remaining four parts, other novelists are discussed and the meaning of the terms amplified. From the start it is emphasised that these terms and others often mean different things to different novelists, and that the complexity of their novels often obliges us to discuss their work with reference to more than one of the terms.Also discusses the works of: Maggie OFarrell, Sarah Hall, A.L. Kennedy, Alan Warner, Ali Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kate Atkinson, Salman Rushdie, Adam Foulds, Sarah Waters, James Robertson, Mohsin Hamid, Andrea Levy, and Aminatta Forna.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474403743
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Focuses on the novels published since 2000 by twenty major British novelistsThe Contemporary British Novel Since 2000 is divided into five parts, with the first part examining the work of four particularly well-known and highly regarded twenty-first century writers: Ian McEwan, David Mitchell, Hilary Mantel and Zadie Smith. It is with reference to each of these novelists in turn that the terms arealist, apostmodernist, ahistorical and apostcolonialist fiction are introduced, while in the remaining four parts, other novelists are discussed and the meaning of the terms amplified. From the start it is emphasised that these terms and others often mean different things to different novelists, and that the complexity of their novels often obliges us to discuss their work with reference to more than one of the terms.Also discusses the works of: Maggie OFarrell, Sarah Hall, A.L. Kennedy, Alan Warner, Ali Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kate Atkinson, Salman Rushdie, Adam Foulds, Sarah Waters, James Robertson, Mohsin Hamid, Andrea Levy, and Aminatta Forna.
Contemporary British Novelists
Author: Nick Rennison
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134604696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Featuring a broad range of contemporary British novelists from Iain Banks to Jeanette Winterson, Louis de Bernieres to Irvine Welsh and Salman Rushdie, this book offers an excellent introductory guide to the contemporary literary scene. Each entry includes concise biographical information on each of the key novelists and analysis of their major works and themes. Fully cross-referenced and containing extensive guides to further reading, Fifty Contemporary British Novelists is the ideal guide to modern British fiction for both the student and the contemporary fiction buff alike.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134604696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Featuring a broad range of contemporary British novelists from Iain Banks to Jeanette Winterson, Louis de Bernieres to Irvine Welsh and Salman Rushdie, this book offers an excellent introductory guide to the contemporary literary scene. Each entry includes concise biographical information on each of the key novelists and analysis of their major works and themes. Fully cross-referenced and containing extensive guides to further reading, Fifty Contemporary British Novelists is the ideal guide to modern British fiction for both the student and the contemporary fiction buff alike.
The New British Novelist, Comprising Works by the Most Popular and Fashionable Writers of the Present Day
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Pages : 274
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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Author: Elizabeth Taylor
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681375648
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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A blackly humorous story of loneliness, deception, and life in old age by one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century. On a rainy Sunday afternoon in January, the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey moves to the Claremont Hotel in South Kensington. “If it’s not nice, I needn’t stay,” she promises herself, as she settles into this haven for the genteel and the decayed. “Three elderly widows and one old man . . . who seemed to dislike female company and seldom got any other kind” serve for her fellow residents, and there is the staff, too, and they are one and all lonely. What is Mrs. Palfrey to do with herself now that she has all the time in the world? Go for a walk. Go to a museum. Go to the end of the block. Well, she does have her grandson who works at the British Museum, and he is sure to visit any day. Mrs. Palfrey prides herself on having always known “the right thing to do,” but in this new situation she discovers that resource is much reduced. Before she knows it, in fact, she tries something else. Elizabeth Taylor’s final and most popular novel is as unsparing as it is, ultimately, heartbreaking.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681375648
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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A blackly humorous story of loneliness, deception, and life in old age by one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century. On a rainy Sunday afternoon in January, the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey moves to the Claremont Hotel in South Kensington. “If it’s not nice, I needn’t stay,” she promises herself, as she settles into this haven for the genteel and the decayed. “Three elderly widows and one old man . . . who seemed to dislike female company and seldom got any other kind” serve for her fellow residents, and there is the staff, too, and they are one and all lonely. What is Mrs. Palfrey to do with herself now that she has all the time in the world? Go for a walk. Go to a museum. Go to the end of the block. Well, she does have her grandson who works at the British Museum, and he is sure to visit any day. Mrs. Palfrey prides herself on having always known “the right thing to do,” but in this new situation she discovers that resource is much reduced. Before she knows it, in fact, she tries something else. Elizabeth Taylor’s final and most popular novel is as unsparing as it is, ultimately, heartbreaking.
The New British Novelist, Comprising Works by the Most Popular and Fashionable Writers of the Present Day: The fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, by Mrs. M.W.(G.) Shelley. v.10-12. The premier, by W. Mudford. v.13-15. The denounced, by J. Banin. v.16,18. Basil Barrington and his friends. v.1-3. v.19-20. The English at home, by C.H. Phipps, 1st marquis of Normanby. v.1-2. v.22-24. The separation, by Lady C.S.M.(C.) Bury
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Pages : 372
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Pages : 372
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The New British Novelist, Comprising Works by the Most Popular and Fashionable Writers of the Present Day: The mussulman, by R.R. Madden. v.29. Tales of the colonies, by J. Howison, v.2. V.30-31. Tales of a briefless barrister by W.P. Scargill, v.1-2
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Pages : 354
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Meet Me at the Museum
Author: Anne Youngson
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ISBN: 1250295165
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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A professor in Denmark and a grandmother in England begin a correspondence, and a friendship, that develops into something extraordinary.
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ISBN: 1250295165
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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A professor in Denmark and a grandmother in England begin a correspondence, and a friendship, that develops into something extraordinary.
Jim Crace
Author: Philip Tew
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1847796109
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Jim Crace is one of the most imaginative of contemporary novelists. The author of nine novels, he has received great public and intellectual acclaim across the UK, Europe, Australia and the United States. He was awarded the National Book Critics’ Circle Fiction prize (USA) for Being Dead in 2000. Philip Tew's study is the first extended critical examination of Crace's oeuvre and is based on extensive interviews with the novelist, including discussions of his work from his first worldwide bestseller Continent (1986) up to The Pesthouse (2007). Designed especially both for undergraduates of contemporary fiction, and for those who simply enjoy reading the author, Jim Crace is an excellent addition to the Contemporary British Novelists series. Tew's treatment of themes, contexts and narrative strategies illuminates the literary and critical contexts within which Crace operates, situating him as one of the most adventurous and challenging of Britain’s twenty-first century authors.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1847796109
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Jim Crace is one of the most imaginative of contemporary novelists. The author of nine novels, he has received great public and intellectual acclaim across the UK, Europe, Australia and the United States. He was awarded the National Book Critics’ Circle Fiction prize (USA) for Being Dead in 2000. Philip Tew's study is the first extended critical examination of Crace's oeuvre and is based on extensive interviews with the novelist, including discussions of his work from his first worldwide bestseller Continent (1986) up to The Pesthouse (2007). Designed especially both for undergraduates of contemporary fiction, and for those who simply enjoy reading the author, Jim Crace is an excellent addition to the Contemporary British Novelists series. Tew's treatment of themes, contexts and narrative strategies illuminates the literary and critical contexts within which Crace operates, situating him as one of the most adventurous and challenging of Britain’s twenty-first century authors.
The Contemporary British Novel
Author: Philip Tew
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826493203
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Second edition of this guide for students studying contemporary British writing - written by one of the key academics in the field of modern fiction studies.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826493203
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Second edition of this guide for students studying contemporary British writing - written by one of the key academics in the field of modern fiction studies.