English Fiction Since 1984: Narrating a Nation

By Brian Finney

Book Overview

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: HISTORY, MODERNITY AND METAFICTION Preface Peter Ackroyd: Chatterton (1987) Julian Barnes: A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (1989) Martin Amis: Time's Arrow (1991) A.S. Byatt: Angels and Insects (1992) Ian McEwan: Atonement (2001) PART II: NATIONAL CULTURES AND HYBRID NARRATIVE MODES Preface Salman Rushdie: The Satanic Verses (1988) Hanif Kureishi: The Buddha of Suburbia (1990) Kazuo Ishiguro: When We Were Orphans (2000) PART III: NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS OF IDENTITY Preface Angela Carter: Nights at the Circus (1984) Jeanette Winterson: Written on the Body (1992) Graham Swift: Last Orders (1996) Bibliography Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349284130
• ISBN13: 9781349284139
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"