Poverty in Contemporary Literature: Themes and Figurations on the British Book Market

Korte, B.; Zipp, G.

Poverty and inequality have gained a new public presence in the United Kingdom. Literature, and particularly narrative literature, (re-)configures how people think, feel and behave in relation to poverty. This makes the analysis of poverty-themed fiction an important aspect in the new transdisciplinary field of poverty studies.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2014-02-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137429285

DOI: 10.1057/9781137429292

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 149