Children of Silence: On Contemporary Fiction

by Michael Wood

Book Overview

An engaging series of reflections on the literary landscape of our time--from the writings of Roland Barthes to those of Stephen King--Wood explores such issues as the shift of interest from novel to story, the blurring of the line between fiction and criticism, the persistence of the notion of paradise, the lure of horror, and the tendency of fiction both to reflect and to resist contemporary history. Wood casts his net wide: a brilliant dissection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231050488
• ISBN13: 9780231050487
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher