{"product_id":"9781350178182","title":"David Mitchell's Post-Secular World Buddhism, Belief and the Urgency of Compassion","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Horizons in Contemporary Writing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDavid Mitchell's Post-Secular World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBuddhism, Belief and the Urgency of Compassion\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRose Harris-Birtill | Bryan Cheyette | Martin Paul Eve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Modern \/ 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the publication of \u003ci\u003eGhostwritten \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), David Mitchell has rapidly established himself as one of the most inventive and important British novelists of the 21st century. In this landmark study, Rose Harris-Birtill reveals the extent to which Mitchell has created an interconnected fictional world across the full run of his writing. Covering Mitchell's complete fictions, from bestselling novels such as \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Clocks\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and\u003ci\u003e number9dream \u003c\/i\u003e(2001), to his short stories and his libretti for the operas \u003ci\u003eSunken Garden \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWake\u003c\/i\u003e, this book examines how Buddhist influences inform the ethical worldview that permeates his writing. Using a comparative theoretical model drawn from the Tibetan mandala to map Mitchell's fictional world, Harris-Birtill positions Mitchell as central to a new generation of post-secular writers who re-examine the vital role of belief in galvanizing action amidst contemporary ecological, political and humanitarian crises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Mitchell's Post-Secular World\u003c\/i\u003e features two substantial new interviews with the author, a chronology of his fictions and a selected bibliography of important critical writings on his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRose Harris-Birtill\u003c\/b\u003e is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of St Andrews, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350178182\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332874371212,"sku":"9781350178182","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a4762c77-1235-4362-91b9-06d2d8f18421.jpg?v=1783607049","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350178182","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}