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The English Novel in History: 1950 to the Present
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Product Description
Steven Connor provides an in-depth discussion of the contemporary novel and its relationship with its own form, with contemporary culture and with history, ranging from George Orwell to Angela Carter to Timothy Mo and Hanif Kureishi.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #330478 in Books
- Published on: 1995-11-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
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From the Back Cover
In the most wide ranging study of post-war prose fiction to date, Steven Connor explores the dynamic power of the novel in history and the impact of history on the novel. Bringing theoretical and historical approaches together with flair and clarity, The English Novel in History: 1950-1995 analyses a diversity of material from mass market genres to established canonical texts. Connor provides:
* a consideration of writers as varied as Angus Wilson, Margaret Drabble, A S Byatt, Hanif Kureishi, Salman Rushdie, Emma Tennant and Maggie Gee.
* an examination of the new material conditions under which the novel is produced, distributed and consumed.
* a look at the relationship between the novel and other cultural media
This book will be valuable reading for any student of English literature or popular culture, as well as being refreshingly accessible to the general reader
