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Reading the Novel in English 1950-2000

Written in clear, jargon-free prose, this introductory text charts the variety of novel writing in English in the second half of the twentieth century.; An engaging introduction to the English-language novel from 1950-2000 (exclusive of the US).; Provides students both with strategies for interpretation and with fresh readings of selected seminal texts.; Maps out the most important contexts and concepts for understanding this fiction.; Features readings of ten influential English-language novels including Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day and Chinua Ac.

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