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Overview
"Presenting the life and work of fifty of the most influential novelists in Britain today, this collection of review essays offers a guide to the contemporary literary scene." It covers a vast range of talents, styles and themes, from the gritty urban world of Trainspotting to the magic realism of Midnight's Children and the wartime drama of the Ghost Road trilogy.Synopsis
Featuring a broad range of contemporary British novelists from Iain Banks to Jeanette Winterson, Louis de Bernieres to Irvine Welsh and Salman Rushdie, this book offers an excellent introductory guide to the contemporary literary scene. Each entry includes concise biographical information on each of the key novelists and analysis of their major works and themes. Fully cross-referenced and containing extensive guides to further reading, Fifty Contemporary British Novelists is the ideal guide to modern British fiction for both the student and the contemporary fiction buff alike.