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Item Details
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CONTEMPORARY FICTION AND THE ETHICS OF MODERN CULTURE
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| By: |
Jeffrey Karnicky |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£59.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1403977607 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781403977601 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE USA |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2007 |
| Edition: |
Annotated edition |
| Pages: |
196 |
| Description: |
Argues for the ethical relevancy of contemporary fiction at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The writers discussed in this work pay close attention to the concrete realities of the everyday world, such as the feelings of isolation created in urban environments; the roles played by sports, drugs, advertising, and the media; and more. |
| Synopsis: |
This book argues for the ethical relevancy of contemporary fiction at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Through reading novels by such writers as David Foster Wallace, Richard Powers, and Irvine Welsh, this book looks at how these works seek to transform the ways that readers live in the world. |
| Illustrations: |
biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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