Do You Consider Yourself a Postmodern Author? - Interviews with Contemporary English Writers (Paperback)


This book presents a collection of twelve interviews with eminent English contemporary writers held over a period of four years. The book presents an illuminating insight into a very lively and thought-provoking literary culture, stirred not only by recent ideas about postmodernism but also by issues of nationality, culture, and gender that have been subjected to permanent redefinitions towards the end of the twentieth century. Among those interviewed are Peter Ackroyd, John Banville, Julian Barnes, Alain de Botton, Maureen Duffy, Tibor Fischer, John Fowles, Romesh Gunesekera, Tun Paiks, Terry Pratchett, Jane Rogers, and Adam Thorpe. The interviews cover topics such as the relationships between writer and public, the role of the literary tradition, the relevance of contemporary literary theory for the production of literature, images of nationality, intertextuality, changes in the attitude towards language and meaning, and the reception of literary texts by critical reviewers and literary critics.

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This book presents a collection of twelve interviews with eminent English contemporary writers held over a period of four years. The book presents an illuminating insight into a very lively and thought-provoking literary culture, stirred not only by recent ideas about postmodernism but also by issues of nationality, culture, and gender that have been subjected to permanent redefinitions towards the end of the twentieth century. Among those interviewed are Peter Ackroyd, John Banville, Julian Barnes, Alain de Botton, Maureen Duffy, Tibor Fischer, John Fowles, Romesh Gunesekera, Tun Paiks, Terry Pratchett, Jane Rogers, and Adam Thorpe. The interviews cover topics such as the relationships between writer and public, the role of the literary tradition, the relevance of contemporary literary theory for the production of literature, images of nationality, intertextuality, changes in the attitude towards language and meaning, and the reception of literary texts by critical reviewers and literary critics.

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General

Imprint

Lit Verlag

Country of origin

Germany

Series

Erlanger Studien zur Anglistik & Amerikanistik S., v. 1

Release date

March 2003

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First published

April 2000

Editors

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Dimensions

180mm (L)

Format

Paperback

Pages

248

ISBN-13

978-3-8258-4395-3

Barcode

9783825843953

Categories

LSN

3-8258-4395-5



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