Contemporary British Fiction: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism

Bentley, NP

Abstract

This essential guide provides a comprehensive survey of the most important debates in the criticism and research of contemporary British fiction. Nick Bentley analyses the criticism surrounding a range of British novelists including Monica Ali, Martin Amis, Pat Barker, Alan Hollinghurst, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, David Mitchell, Ali Smith, Zadie Smith, Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson. Exploring experiments with literary form, this authoritative book considers cutting-edge concerns relating to the neo-historical novel, the relationship between literature and science, literary geographies, and trauma narratives.

Engaging with key literary theories, and identifying present trends and future directions in the literary criticism of contemporary British fiction, this is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of English literature, teachers, researchers and scholars.

Citation

Bentley, N. (2017). Contemporary British Fiction: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Palgrave Macmillan

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Online Publication Date: Nov 15, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 19, 2017
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2023
• Series Title: Readers' Guides to Contemprary British Fiction
• ISBN: 9781137009678; 9781137009661
• Publisher URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/contemporary-british-fiction-9781137009661/