Jonathan Coe

Jonathan Coe is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed contemporary British writers. This comprehensive introduction places his work in clear historical and theoretical context, offering extensive readings of the author''s ten novels from The Accidental Woman to Expo 58 , including the remarkable What a Carve Up! The book explores Coe''s biography and his experimentations with narrative, genre and comedy, as well as his thematic preoccupations with history, memory, loss and nostalgia. The first volume devoted entirely to Coe, this book includes:- A supporting timeline of key dates in literature and current events- An examination of the critical reception to Coe''s works- An exclusive interview with Jonathan Coe himself>

About the author

Vanessa Guignery is Professor of Contemporary English Literature and Postcolonial Literature at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France. She is the author of seven academic books, including Julian Barnes from the Margins: Exploring the Writer’s Archives (Bloomsbury, 2020), and co-editor of over 20 monographs and special issues of academic journals.

Product details

• Authors: Vanessa Guignery
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781137405838
• ISBN: 978-1-137-40583-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: New British Fiction; New British Fiction (Hardcover; New British Fiction (Hardcover; New British Fiction
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, History, Contemporary Literature, Literature, Modern—20th century, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature, Modern—21st century, access;fiction;interview;novel;writing, access; fiction; interview; novel; writing