York Notes Companions: New Directions: Writing Post-1990

By Fiona Tolan

A York Notes Companion for students of contemporary literature, this volume looks at the literature of our own times, shaped by recent experiences from millennial anxieties to the events of 9/11. Placing texts within a cultural and critical context, the book discusses emerging genres such as multicultural and post-colonial writing, contemporary theatre, autobiography and the neo-Victorian novel. Established writers such as A. S. Byatt, Salman Rushdie, and Carol Ann Duffy are featured alongside the newer voices of Zadie Smith, Alan Hollinghurst and Sarah Waters in a volume which offers an essential overview of the contemporary literary scene in Britain and further afield.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1408204770
• ISBN13: 9781408204771
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.2"