The Second World War in contemporary British fiction : secret histories / [electronic resource]
Stewart, Victoria,1971-author.
Focussing on the upsurge of interest in the Second World War in contemporary British novels  this monograph considers established writers  including Muriel Spark  Sarah Waters and Kazuo Ishiguro  as well as newer voices  such as Liz Jensen and Peter Ho Davies  exploring the range of ways in which secrecy in particular has become a focal point for representations of the war.
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Secret Work; Chapter 2 In the Family; Chapter 3 Collaboration and Resistance; Chapter 4 Women at War; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174) and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
Focussing on the upsurge of interest in the Second World War in contemporary British novels  this monograph considers established writers  including Muriel Spark  Sarah Waters and Kazuo Ishiguro  as well as newer voices  such as Liz Jensen and Peter Ho Davies  exploring the range of ways in which secrecy in particular has become a focal point for representations of the war.
World War, 1939-1945
English literature
World War, 1939-1945
War and literature