An Introduction To Contemporary Fiction: International Writing In English Since 1970; Author: Mengham, Rod; Paperback

Author: Mengham, Rod
Paperback; References, Index
256 pages
Published: May 1999
Blackwell Publishers
ISBN: 0745619576

This rich collection provides a comprehensive introduction to international fiction from 1970 to the present day. International critics explore a broad array of authors and themes as they discuss historical, theoretical, and political issues in fiction. The collection introduces the key developments made since 1970 and includes a distinguished collection of writers including: Martin Amis, Samuel Beckett, William S. Burroughs, J. M. Coetzee, Don DeLillo, James Kelman, Ian McEwan, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Muriel Spark, Graham Swift, Mice Walker, Man Warner, and Jeanette Winterson.An introduction to fiction in the English-speaking world during the period from 1970 to the present day. Fictional works are discussed in relation to different historical, theoretical and political issues, including postmodernism, postcolonialism, ethnicity, gender and genre.