Children of Silence: On Contemporary Fiction
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An engaging series of reflections on the literary landscape of our time--from the writings of Roland Barthes to those of Stephen King--Wood explores such issues as the shift of interest from novel to story, the blurring of the line between fiction and criticism, the persistence of the notion of paradise, the lure of horror, and the tendency of fiction both to reflect and to resist contemporary history. Wood casts his net wide: a brilliant dissection of Beckett's prose comedy is followed by an absorbing sequence of essays on Kundera, Calvino and Garc a M rquez. Chapters on Toni Morrison and on Angela Carter lead us to chapters on Kazuo Ishiguro and Jeanette Winterson.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231050488
ISBN13:9780231050487
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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