Rachel Cusk - Contemporary Critical Perspectives

Rachel Cusk is one of the most critically acclaimed and controversial contemporary British authors. Her diverse body of work offers a striking portrait of trends in 21st-century literature, and the history of Cusk''s literary output is one of experimentation and a desire to push against established cultural models. Rachel Cusk: Contemporary Critical Perspectives is the first critical guide to Cusk''s work, spanning novels including Saving Agnes , A Country Life , and Second Place , her ''autofictional'' Outline trilogy, and her nonfiction A Life''s Work , The Last Supper , Aftermath and the Coventry essays. Rigorous and wide-ranging, this book provides an accessible and lucid introduction to Cusk''s work, exploring themes of gender relations, class dynamics, maternal identity and creative freedom. The collection concludes with an in-depth interview with Cusk, conducted by Merve Emre, reflecting on her influences, writing and experiences. Mapping the formal and stylistic shift across her career and locating them within their specific contexts, this collection provides a crucial analysis of Cusk''s influences, politics, and literary techniques that speak to many of the most pressing issues in contemporary literature.

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• Authors: Roberta Garrett, Liam Harrison
• Assisted by: Jeannette Baxter (Editor), Peter Childs (Editor), Roberta Garrett (Editor), Sebastian Groes (Editor), Liam Harrison (Editor), Jeannette Baxter (Editor), Kaye Mitchell (Editor), Liam Harrison (Editor), Kaye Mitchell (Editor), Peter Childs (Editor), Roberta Garrett (Editor), Sebastian Groes (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 19.02.2026
• EAN: 9781350371026
• ISBN: 978-1-350-37102-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Contemporary Critical Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Women, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 2000