{"product_id":"british-fiction-of-the-1990s","title":"British Fiction of the 1990s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1990s proved to be a particularly rich and fascinating period for British fiction. This book presents a fresh perspective on the diverse writings that appeared over the decade, bringing together leading academics in the field. \u003cem\u003eBritish Fiction of the 1990s\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etraces the concerns that emerged as central to 1990s fiction, in sections on millennial anxieties, identity politics, the relationship between the contemporary and the historical, and representations of contemporary space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoffers distinctive new readings of the most important novelists of the period, including Martin Amis, Beryl Bainbridge, Pat Barker, Julian Barnes, A.S. Byatt, Hanif Kureishi, Ian McEwan, Iain Sinclair, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshows how British fiction engages with major cultural debates of the time, such as the concern with representing various identities and cultural groups, or theories of ‘the end of history’ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscusses 1990s fiction in relation to broader literary and critical theories, including postmodernism, post-feminism and postcolonialism. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether the essays highlight the ways in which the writing of the 1990s represents a development of the themes and styles of the post-war novel generally, yet displays a range of characteristics distinct to the decade. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54255957115224,"sku":"9780415342568","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415342568_9e696f91-f6d2-4454-b607-d89b0925ea31.jpg?v=1770170421","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/british-fiction-of-the-1990s","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}