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An Introduction to Contemporary Fiction: International Writing in English since 1970

ISBN: 978-0-745-61957-6

May 1999

Polity

256 pages

Description
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to fiction in the English-speaking world during the period from 1970 to the present day. During this period, a sea change has transformed fiction in English, and this collection introduces the key developments as well as the works of some of the most important writers today.
About the Author
Rod Mengham is Lecturer in Faculty of English, University of Cambridge and Director of Studies in English, Jesus College, Cambridge
Features
* The first comprehensive guide to the most significant developments in contemporary fiction in English.
* Very international in focus covering a wide-range of fiction from various parts of the English-speaking world.
* Relates developments in fiction to wider cultural and theoretical issues.