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A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.

  • Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.
  • Comprises original essays from major scholars.
  • Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.
  • The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes to the changing economics of film adaptation.
  • Enables students to read contemporary works of British fiction with a much clearer sense of where they fit within British cultural life.

A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 02/12/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405120005, 978-1405120005
    ISBN10: 1405120002

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.

    • Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.
    • Comprises original essays from major scholars.
    • Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.
    • The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes to the changing economics of film adaptation.
    • Enables students to read contemporary works of British fiction with a much clearer sense of where they fit within British cultural life.

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