Precarious Labour and the Contemporary Novel

By L Connell

Book Overview

Explores how novelists have responded to the changes in the contemporary work economy

Argues that the growth of flexible labour has produced narratives of nostalgia, generational contest and feelings of insecurity across a range of national contexts

Unites a wealth of literary perspectives, from critical theorists to American, British and Indian novelists

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319876740
• ISBN13: 9783319876740
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"