The Cambridge companion to British postmodern fiction / edited by Bran Nicol.
| Other author | Nicol, Bran, 1969- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Description | xx, 286 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge companions to literature Cambridge companions to literature. ^A326514 |
| Contents | Introduction: British postmodern fiction / Bran Nicol -- The politics of postmodern British fiction / Hywel Dix -- British postmodern fiction and the rise of 'declinism' / Graham Matthews -- Postmodern British literature and the postcolonial / Graham MacPhee -- The geographies of British postmodern fiction / Neal Alexander -- Transatlantic fictions / Stephen J. Burn -- The Scottish postmodern novel? / Stephanie Lehner -- Outside postmodernism : B.S. Johnson before, during and after / Glyn White -- The recovery of genre in contemporary British fiction : return of the romance / Suzanne Keen -- Alternative realisms : speculation, magic and miracle in British postmodern fiction / Andrew Tate -- 'Queer' postmodernism? British gay and lesbian fiction / Kate Haffey -- Black British and British Asian fiction : postmodernism and beyond / Kristian Shaw -- History and the British novel after postmodernism / Alison Lee -- Neo-Victorian fiction / Patricia Pulham -- The end of postmodernism? / Bran Nicol -- British fiction beyond postmodernism / Nick Bentley -- Postmodern British fiction : then and now / Hans Bertens. |
| Abstract | "The most comprehensive study available of key postmodern British fiction and its legacy in contemporary British writing. Informs readers about postmodern fiction's engagement with social and cultural issues such as race, sexuality, nationality, politics, and postcolonialism, and its influence on prominent 21st-century British writers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2025010900 |
| ISBN | 9781009585897 |
| ISBN | 9781009585873 hardback |
| ISBN | 1009585878 |
| ISBN | 1009585894 |
| ISBN | ebook |