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Twenty-first-century fiction
Contemporary British voices
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English
Published/Copyright:
2015
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This book offers readings of five of the most interesting and original voices to have emerged in Britain since the millennium as they tackle the challenges of portraying the new century. Through close readings of the work of Ali Smith, Andrew O'Hagan, Tom McCarthy, Sarah Hall and Jon McGregor, Daniel Lea opens a window onto the formal and thematic concerns that characterise a literary landscape troubled by both familiar and unfamiliar predicaments. These include questions about the meaning of humanness in an age of digital intercourse; about the need for a return to authenticity in the wake of postmodernism; and about the dislocation of self from the other under neoliberal individualism. By relating its readings of these authors to the wider shifts in contemporary literary criticism, this book offers in-depth analysis of important landmarks of recent fiction and an introduction to the challenges of understanding the literature of our time.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Daniel Lea
Daniel Lea is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at Oxford Brookes University
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Front matter
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Dedication
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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1 Ali Smith
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2 Andrew O’Hagan
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3 Tom McCarthy
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4 Sarah Hall
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5 Jon McGregor
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Select bibliography
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Index
253
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eBook published on:
September 6, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781526107992
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eBook ISBN:
9781526107992
Keywords for this book
Ali Smith; Andrew O’Hagan; Tom McCarthy; Sarah Hall; Jon McGregor; Materiality; Connectivity; Authenticity; Contemporary British Fiction; Twenty-First Century Literature
Audience(s) for this book
For a non-specialist adult audience
