Radical Realism, Autofictional Narratives and the Reinvention of the Novel

by Doloughan and Fiona J. Doloughan

This monograph is concerned with what it sees as two complementary phenomena: that of contemporary writers of fiction who seem to have turned their backs on the traditional novel in favour of what might be termed a radical realism, alongside a more general movement towards and interest in auto/biography and memoir in the post-truth era. By reviewing the work of four authors whose trajectory to date represents engagement with novelistic as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 183998337X
• ISBN13: 9781839983375
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"