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ISBN 10: 1405120010
ISBN 13: 9781405120012
Author: James English

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 1st Edition Table of contents:

Section 1: Key Literary Movements and Influences
4. Postmodernism and Its Legacy in British Fiction
5. Realism and New Realism in Contemporary Literature
6. The Influence of Multiculturalism and Globalization
7. British Fiction in the Age of Digital Media and Technology
8. Feminism, Gender, and Queer Theory in Contemporary British Fiction

Section 2: Major Authors and Their Contributions
9. Martin Amis: Satire, Irony, and the Politics of Style
10. Julian Barnes: History, Memory, and Narrative Experimentation
11. Zadie Smith: Identity, Race, and the Postcolonial Experience
12. Ian McEwan: Morality, Trauma, and Contemporary Society
13. Kazuo Ishiguro: Memory, Loss, and the Unreliable Narrator
14. A.S. Byatt: Intellectualism, Feminism, and the Modern Novel
15. Hilary Mantel: Power, History, and the Historical Novel
16. Other Key Voices: Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Ali Smith, and Ben Okri

Section 3: Major Themes and Concerns in Contemporary British Fiction
17. The Role of the City in Contemporary British Fiction
18. Class, Identity, and Social Mobility in Post-Thatcher Britain
19. The Fragmentation of Time and History in Contemporary Novels
20. The Politics of the Self: Individualism and Alienation
21. Ethics, Morality, and the Problem of Narrative Authority
22. Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction in British Literature

Section 4: Narrative Techniques and Innovations
23. Narrative Complexity and Structure: Experimental Forms
24. Nonlinear Time and the Breakdown of Conventional Plot
25. The Use of Metafiction and Intertextuality
26. Genre Blending: Mixing Realism with Fantasy and Speculation
27. The Role of the Unreliable Narrator in Modern British Fiction

Section 5: The British Novel in the Globalized World
28. The Impact of Globalization on British Literature
29. Migration, Diaspora, and the Changing Landscape of British Identity
30. Literature and the Global Marketplace: Success, Reception, and Criticism
31. British Fiction in Translation and Its International Reception

Section 6: Conclusion and Future Directions
32. The Future of Contemporary British Fiction: Emerging Writers and Trends
33. New Critical Approaches to the Study of British Fiction

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