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Informationen zum Autor Richard Bradford is Professor of English at the University of Ulster. He has published 14 books on a variety of topics, from Milton to literary theory to post-war British literature. His recent biographies of Kingsley Amis ( Lucky Him: The Life of Kingsley Amis, 2001) and Philip Larkin ( First Boredom, Then Fear: The Life of Philip Larkin , 2005) have received excellent reviews. Klappentext The Novel Now is a scrupulous and entertaining account of what has happened to British fiction since 1970. It exposes pretentious and self-indulgent writers and celebrates those novelists whose qualities are exceptional. The book will show that enjoyment and critical scrutiny are not mutually exclusive activities; it is designed to appeal both to general readers and scholars. Richard Bradford examines both emerging and celebrated authors, considering the work of rising literary stars and weighing their merits against more established figures. Through rigorous evaluation and reflection, the author takes a look at where literature has been, and where it is going. Incorporating coverage of subgenres such as 'chick lit', 'lad lit', crime fiction and the historical novel, this volume also examines the ways in which gender, sexuality and sexual orientation have been addressed in fiction over the past three decades. Zusammenfassung The Novel Now is an intelligent and engaging survey of contemporary British fiction. * Discusses familiar names such as Martin Amis! Ian McEwan! Salman Rushdie! and Angela Carter and compares them with more recent authors! including David Mitchell! Ali Smith! A.L. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Realism Versus Modernism: Win! Lose or Draw?. 1. Before Now. A Brief Account of the Pre-1970s British Novel. 2. Something Unusual: Martin Amis and Ian McEwan. 3. The Effects of Thatcherism. 4. The New Postmodernists. Part II: Excursions From the Ordinary. 5. The New Historical Novel. 6. Crime and Spy Fiction. Part III: Sex. 7. Women. 8. Men. 9. Gay Fiction. Part IV: Nation! Race and Place. 10. Scotland. 11. England! Englishness and Class. 12. The Question of Elsewhere. 13. Wales. 14. The Troubles. 15. Epilogue: The State of the Novel. Select Bibliography: Recommended Further Reading. Index ...
