Contemporary British novelists
By: Nick Rennison.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: English fiction -- 21st century -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.; English fiction -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries.; Novelists, English -- 21st century -- Biography -- Dictionaries.; Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography -- Dictionaries.; English fiction -- 21st century -- Dictionaries.; English fiction -- 20th century -- Dictionaries.
Genres: Bio-bibliography; Dictionaries.; Biography
Description: "Presenting the life and work of fifty of the most influential novelists in Britain today, this collection of review essays offers a guide to the contemporary literary scene." "It covers a vast range of talents, styles and themes, from the gritty urban world of Trainspotting to the magic realism of Midnight's Children and the wartime drama of the Ghost Road trilogy."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.