Retroland

A Reader's Guide to the Dazzling Diversity of Modern Fiction

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The essential companion for lovers of the contemporary novel
 
Over the past fifty years, fiction in English has never looked more various. Books bulkier than Victorian three-deckers appear alongside works of minimalist brevity, and experiments with form have produced everything from verse novels to Twitter-thread narratives. This is truly a golden age. But what unites this kaleidoscopic array of genres and styles? Celebrated writer and critic Peter Kemp shows how modern writers are obsessed with the past. In a series of engaging and illuminating chapters, Retroland traces this novelistic preoccupation with history, from the imperial and the political to the personal and the literary. Featuring famous names from across the United Kingdom, United States, and the wider Anglophone world, ranging from Salman Rushdie to Sarah Waters, Toni Morrison to Hilary Mantel, this is a work of remarkable synthesis and clarity—a wonderfully readable and enjoyably opinionated guide to our current literary landscape.
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Authors:
Kemp, Peter
Year Published:
2023
Country of Publication:
United States
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9780300269628
Number of Pages:
384
Publication Date:
11/07/2023
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Language:
English
SKU:
9780300269628

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