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A COMPANION TO THE BRITISH AND IRISH NOVEL 1945 - 2000 (BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO LITERATURE AND CULTURE)
ISBN: 1405167459
ISBN 13: 9781405167451
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Edition: 1 st
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Publication Date: Jan 22, 2007
Pages: 608
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ISBN 13: 9781405167451
Author:
Edition: 1 st
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Publication Date: Jan 22, 2007
Pages: 608
CollegeBookRenter.com does not guarantee that supplemental materials such as CDs and online access codes will be available with this book.
Book Summary
A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium.
A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium.
- Covers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie
- Provides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene’s ‘Heart of the Matter’, Jean Rhys’s ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ and Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Remains of the Day’
- Considers particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the postcolonial novel
- Discusses overarching cultural, political and literary trends, such as screen adaptations and the literary prize phenomenon
- Gives readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the novel during this period and of the vitality with which it continues to be discussed
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