The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postmodern Realist Fiction: Resisting Master Narratives

by T.V. Reed

Book Overview

Postmodern realist fiction uses realism-disrupting literary techniques to make interventions into the real social conditions of our time. It seeks to capture the complex, fragmented nature of contemporary experience while addressing crucial issues like income inequality, immigration, the climate crisis, terrorism, ever-changing technologies, shifting racial, sex and gender roles, and the rise of new forms of authoritarianism. A lucid, comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350010812
• ISBN13: 9781350010819
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"