Radical fictions
Subtitle: the English novel in the 1950s
By: Nick Bentley.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9783039109340
Subjects: English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Political fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Radicalism in literature.; Social problems in literature.
Description: Nick Bentley takes a fresh look at English fiction produced in the 1950s. By looking at a range of authors, he shows that the novel of the period was far more diverse and formally experimental than previous accounts have suggested.
Notes: Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Staffordshire University, 2001).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-324) and index.