Ali Smith
Contemporary Critical Perspectives
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Women Authors, British
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781441181558 | |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781441181558 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Language: | English |
In such novels as Hotel World and the Whitbread Prize winning The Accidental, Ali Smith has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction. Covering her complete oeuvre, from the short stories to her most recent novel There but for the, this is the first comprehensive critical guide to Smith's work.
Bringing together leading scholars, Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives covers such topics as:
• Language, truth and reality
• Spectral presences and the uncanny
• Gender and sexuality
• Cosmopolitanism
• Smith's place in the contemporary canon
Including a new interview with the author, a chronology of her life and authoritative guides to further reading, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the best of contemporary fiction.
In such novels as Hotel World and the Whitbread Prize winning The Accidental, Ali Smith has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction. Covering her complete oeuvre, from the short stories to her most recent novel There but for the, this is the first comprehensive critical guide to Smith's work.
Bringing together leading scholars, Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives covers such topics as:
• Language, truth and reality
• Spectral presences and the uncanny
• Gender and sexuality
• Cosmopolitanism
• Smith's place in the contemporary canon
Including a new interview with the author, a chronology of her life and authoritative guides to further reading, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the best of contemporary fiction.
