| Bestsellers (Routledge Revivals): Popular Fiction of the 1970s Contributor(s): Sutherland, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415611296 ISBN-13: 9780415611299 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 813.009 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.73 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1981, this book offers a study of British and American popular fiction in the 1970s, a decade in which the quest for the superseller came to dominate the lives of publishers on both sides of the Atlantic. Illustrated by examples of the lurid incidents that catapult so many books into the bestseller charts, this comprehensive study covers the work of Robbins, Hailey and Maclean, the 'bodice rippers', the disaster craze, horror, war stories and media tie-ins such as The Godfather, Jaws and Star Wars. |