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    <title>Contemporary fiction</title>
    <subTitle>a very short introduction</subTitle>
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    <namePart type="date">1968-</namePart>
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    <dateIssued>2013</dateIssued>
    <edition>1st ed.</edition>
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    <extent>114 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>In thie Very short introduction Robert Eaglestone explores the major themes, patterns, and debates surrounding the contemporary novel.  From genre, form, and experimentalism, to the relationship between globalization and terror, and the impact of technology, Eaglestone examines how contemporary fiction reflects both the world in which we live and the artistic concerns of writers and readers alike. -- Cover.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Saying everything -- For, or, what's contemporary about contemporary fiction? -- Genre -- The past --- The present -- The future -- Conclusion : 'Hey everyone, look at that beautiful thing' / 'Yes, but...' -- References -- Further reading -- Index.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Robert Eaglestone.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-110) and index.</note>
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    <temporal>21st century</temporal>
    <topic>History and criticism</topic>
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    <temporal>21st century</temporal>
    <topic>Themes, motives</topic>
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