Novelists in the New Millennium: Conversations with Writers

A collection of interviews with leading writers such as Julian Barnes, Jonathan Coe, Kazuo Ishiguro, Hanif Kureishi, Arundhati Roy and Will Self. Through these interviews the book explores and introduces a range of key themes in contemporary literature, raising questions about genre, history, postmodernism, celebrity culture and form.

Literature & Fiction

Guignery, Vanessa

Essays & Correspondence

Red Globe Press

A fascinating insight into the twenty-first century's leading literary novelists An unprecedented insight into the creative minds of some of the bestselling authors of the new millennium. The critically acclaimed and prize-winning authors include in this collection include: Julian Barnes Jonathan Coe Kazuo Ishiguro Hanif Kureishi David Lodge Arundati Roy Will Self Graham Swift Each in-depth conversation explores the key themes in contemporary literature and raises themes of genre, history, form and celebrity culture. Each interview is preceded by an introduction which placesthe writerin context and a general introduction will highlight and make connections between these interviews and debates in contemporary fiction more broadly.

Jonathan Coe is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed contemporary British writers. This comprehensive introduction places his work in clear historical and theoretical context, offering extensive readings of the author's ten novels from The Accidental Woman to Expo 58, including the remarkable What a Carve Up! The book explores Coe's biography and his experimentations with narrative, genre and comedy, as well as his thematic preoccupations with history, memory, loss and nostalgia. The first volume devoted entirely to Coe, this book includes:• A supporting timeline of key dates in literature and current events• An examination of the critical reception to Coe's works• An exclusive interview with Jonathan Coe himself

Jonathan Coe (New British Fiction)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Jonathan Coe is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed contemporary British writers. This comprehensive introduction places his work in clear historical and theoretical context, offering extensive readings of the author's ten novels from The Accidental Woman to Expo 58, including the remarkable What a Carve Up! The book explores Coe's biography and his experimentations with narrative, genre and comedy, as well as his thematic preoccupations with history, memory, loss and nostalgia. The first volume devoted entirely to Coe, this book includes: - A supporting timeline of key dates in literature and current events - An examination of the critical reception to Coe's works - An exclusive interview with Jonathan Coe himself

Julian Barnes from the Margins: Exploring the Writer's Archives

Exploring the archives of the Man Booker prize-winning novelist Julian Barnes - including notebooks, drafts, typescripts and publishing correspondence - this book is an extraordinary in-depth study of the creative practice of a major contemporary novelist.In Julian Barnes from the Margins, Vanessa Guignery charts the genesis and publication history of all of Barnes's major novels, from his debut with Metroland, through Flaubert's Parrot and A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters to The Sense of an Ending.

British & Irish

Bloomsbury Academic

About the Author\nVanessa Guignery is Professor of Contemporary English and Postcolonial Literature at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France. Her previous publications include The Fiction of Julian Barnes (2006).\nExploring the archives of the Man Booker prize-winning novelist Julian Barnes – including notebooks, drafts, typescripts and publishing correspondence – this book is an extraordinary in-depth study of the creative practice of a major contemporary novelist. 
In Julian Barnes from the Margins, Vanessa Guignery charts the genesis and publication history of all of Barnes's major novels, from his debut with Metroland, through Flaubert's Parrot and A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters to The Sense of an Ending.

The Fiction of Julian Barnes (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism)

This Guide provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the essential criticism on Julian Barnes's work, drawing from a selection of reviews, interviews, essays and books. It also explores Barnes's combination of innovative techniques with conventi

The Fiction of Julian Barnes (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism, 46)

Seeing and Being: Ben Okri's The Famished Road

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

BELIN EDUCATION

Nadine Gordimer, Jump and other stories : parcours critiques: Volume 34 - N°3 - 2018 (French Edition)

Gutleben, Christian

History & Criticism

Editions L'Harmattan

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Novelists in the New Millennium: Conversations with Writers

Novelists in the New Millennium: Conversations with Writers

Jonathan Coe (New British Fiction)

Jonathan Coe (New British Fiction)

Julian Barnes from the Margins: Exploring the Writer's Archives

Julian Barnes from the Margins: Exploring the Writer's Archives

The Fiction of Julian Barnes (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism)

The Fiction of Julian Barnes (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism, 46)

Seeing and Being: Ben Okri's The Famished Road

Nadine Gordimer, Jump and other stories : parcours critiques: Volume 34 - N°3 - 2018 (French Edition)