Twenty-First-Century Fiction: Contemporary British Voices

by Daniel Lea

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152613957X
• ISBN13: 9781526139573
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"