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. -- .
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Daniel Lea Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 553g ISBN:9780719081491 ISBN 10: 0719081491 Pages: 264 Publication Date:29 November 2016 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction: Contemporary criticism and the untimely 2. Ali Smith 3. Andrew O'Hagan 4. Tom McCarthy 5. Sarah Hall 6. Jon McGregor Notes Index -- .
Daniel Lea is Professor of Contemporary Literature at Oxford Brookes University
