| Crunch Lit Contributor(s): Shaw, Katy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1472510062 ISBN-13: 9781472510068 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions |
| Dewey: 809.3 |
| Series: 21st Century Genre Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The financial crisis of 2008 quickly gave rise to a growing body of fiction: crunch lit. Populated by a host of unsympathetic characters and centred around banking institutions, these 'recession writings' take the financial crisis as their central narrative concern to produce a new wave of literary and popular writings that satirise the origins and effects of modern life, consumer culture and the credit boom. Examining a range of texts including Sebastian Faulks' A Week in December (2009), Robert Harris' The Fear Index (2011), John Lanchester's Capital (2011) and Adam Haslett's Union Atlantic (2010), this book offers the first wide-ranging guide to this new genre. Exploring the key themes of the genre and its antecedents in fictional representations of finance by the likes of Dickens, Conrad, Zola and Trollope, Crunch Lit also includes a timeline of key historical events, guides to further and online resources and biographies of key authors. Supported by online resources, the book is an essential read for students of 21st century literature and culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaw, Katy: - Katy Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and Director of C21: Centre for Twenty-First Century Writings at the University of Brighton, UK. Her previous publications include David Peace: Texts and Contexts and Funny Women: Gender and Comedy in the 21st Century. |