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Title: Contemporary Fiction: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Robert Eaglestone
Narrator: Christine Williams
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-20-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Contemporary fiction is a wide and diverse field, now global in dimension, with an enormous range of novels and writers that continues to grow at a fantastic speed. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction. From genre, form, and experimentalism to the legacies of modernism and postmodernism, the relationship between globalization and terrorism, and the impact of technology, Eaglestone examines how works both reflect the world in which we live and the artistic concerns of writers and readers alike.
Members Reviews:
Well put together
I liked this in it's positive review of the nature of fiction. It covers how Contemporary fiction deals with Past,Present and Future as well recent developments in Genres.
What's Up With Novels
âThis also explains a phenomenon that has always mystified me in literary journals, the certainty reviewers seem to have about novels: to be honest, it takes me ages and ages to work out what I really think about as book, and I often change my mind.â
At the risk of falling into the quick judgment trap that the author cautions against, this reader will quickly make a snap judgment to opine that more care and craft should be taken in a review of contemporary literature that this small volume contains. In no way did it excite me about the possibilities of further reading in that genre. This being said, the design of the small pocket-ready book is delightful with blurbs that serve as bookmarks and a small format for on-the-go reads. The authorâs chapter about contemporary literary criticism is interesting and informed.||This book is less about the novel in 2013 than the historical basis unpinning such work. The author also has a jaded look at a novelâs potential influence; âIt wonât stop global warming, nor will it prevent torturers from maiming or killing their victims.â Indeed, these are long standing problems, but this reader is hopeful that the novel by Dickens can ameliorate child labor and Stoweâs UNCLE TOMâS CABIN can enlighten and humanize a nation. If, the task of the critic, as the author contends is really to say âyes, butâ, this reader would say ânot for the average reader, yes, but if your friend is an English professor, one would have a very nice little gift.
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Title: Contemporary Fiction: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Robert Eaglestone
Narrator: Christine Williams
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-20-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Contemporary fiction is a wide and diverse field, now global in dimension, with an enormous range of novels and writers that continues to grow at a fantastic speed. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction. From genre, form, and experimentalism to the legacies of modernism and postmodernism, the relationship between globalization and terrorism, and the impact of technology, Eaglestone examines how works both reflect the world in which we live and the artistic concerns of writers and readers alike.
Members Reviews:
Well put together
I liked this in it's positive review of the nature of fiction. It covers how Contemporary fiction deals with Past,Present and Future as well recent developments in Genres.
What's Up With Novels
âThis also explains a phenomenon that has always mystified me in literary journals, the certainty reviewers seem to have about novels: to be honest, it takes me ages and ages to work out what I really think about as book, and I often change my mind.â
At the risk of falling into the quick judgment trap that the author cautions against, this reader will quickly make a snap judgment to opine that more care and craft should be taken in a review of contemporary literature that this small volume contains. In no way did it excite me about the possibilities of further reading in that genre. This being said, the design of the small pocket-ready book is delightful with blurbs that serve as bookmarks and a small format for on-the-go reads. The authorâs chapter about contemporary literary criticism is interesting and informed.||This book is less about the novel in 2013 than the historical basis unpinning such work. The author also has a jaded look at a novelâs potential influence; âIt wonât stop global warming, nor will it prevent torturers from maiming or killing their victims.â Indeed, these are long standing problems, but this reader is hopeful that the novel by Dickens can ameliorate child labor and Stoweâs UNCLE TOMâS CABIN can enlighten and humanize a nation. If, the task of the critic, as the author contends is really to say âyes, butâ, this reader would say ânot for the average reader, yes, but if your friend is an English professor, one would have a very nice little gift.