Ali Smith - Contemporary Critical Perspectives

In such novels as Hotel World and the Whitbread Prize winning The Accidental, Ali Smith has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction. Covering her complete oeuvre, from the short stories to her most recent novel There but for the, this is the first comprehensive critical guide to Smith's work. Bringing together leading scholars, Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives covers such topics as: . Language, truth and reality . Spectral presences and the uncanny . Gender and sexuality . Cosmopolitanism . Smith's place in the contemporary canon Including a new interview with the author, a chronology of her life and authoritative guides to further reading, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the best of contemporary fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Monica Horton Germana, Monica Germana, Emily Horton
• Assisted by: Monica Germana (Editor), Monica Germanà (Editor), Emily Horton (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9781441157607
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-5760-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Contemporary Critical Perspect; Contemporary Critical Perspectives; Contemporary Critical Perspect
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form