{"product_id":"9781405120012","title":"A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eConcise Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames F. English\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises original essays from major scholars.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes to the changing economics of film adaptation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnables students to read contemporary works of British fiction with a much clearer sense of where they fit within British cultural life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJames F. English\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of the English Department at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eComic Transactions: Literature, Humor, and the Politics of Community in Twentieth-Century Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eThe Economy of Prestige: Prizes, Awards, and the Circulation of Cultural Value\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 January 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405120012\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\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311353393292,"sku":"9781405120012","price":43.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405120012_8a292ecf-c669-4b8e-be43-96558f0e52c7.jpg?v=1780139711","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405120012","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}