Children of Silence On Contemporary Fiction |
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| Author:
| Wood, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-05048-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 1998 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $173.95 |
Book Description:
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Reflecting on the literary landscape of our time-from the writings of Roland Barthes to those of Stephen King, from Gabriel Garc#65533;a M#65533;rquez to Kazuo Ishiguro-Michael Wood explores such issues as the shift of interest from novel to story, the blurring of the line between fiction and criticism, the persistence of the notion of paradise, the lure of horror, and the tendency of fiction to simultaneously reflect and resist contemporary history.
Reflecting on the literary landscape of our time-from the writings of Roland Barthes to those of Stephen King, from Gabriel Garc#65533;a M#65533;rquez to Kazuo Ishiguro-Michael Wood explores such issues as the shift of interest from novel to story, the blurring of the line between fiction and criticism, the persistence of the notion of paradise, the lure of horror, and the tendency of fiction to simultaneously reflect and resist contemporary history.