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This Edinburgh guide provides an introduction to the major novelists and themain themes in narrative fiction over the last 35 years. It offers a criticaldiscussion of important debates in contemporary fiction engaging with conceptssuch as postmodernism the impact of feminism and gender in literary studiesthe rise of postcolonial literary theory and the place of fiction withinbroader debates in contemporary culture. It provides thought provoking analysisof a range of British writers including Martin Amis A.S. Byatt Angela CarterIan McEwan Hanif Kureishi Salman Rushdie Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson.The book grounds the discussion of selected novels in the historical andtheoretical contexts of the period. It opens with a Chronology followed by acomprehensive Introduction that provides a historical context to the study ofcontemporary British fiction by detailing significant social political andcultural events of the period 19752005. This is followed by five chaptersorganized around the core themes 1 Narrative Forms 2 ContemporaryEthnicities 3 Gender and Sexuality 4 History Memory and Writing and 5Narratives of Cultural Space. A Conclusion Student Resources and Glossaryclose the book. Key FeaturesIntroduces the major themes and trends in British fiction over the last 35years Analyses a range of writers and texts including Brick Lane by MonicaAli London Fields by Martin Amis The Passion of New Eve by Angela CarterFever Pitch by Nick Hornby Atonement by Ian McEwan Shame by Salman RushdieDownriver by Iain Sinclair White Teeth by Zadie Smith Presents a variety ofcritical perspectives essential for studying contemporary British fictionProvides essential resources for further reading and research «
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