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A comprehensive account of the work of J.G. Ballard, one of the most important fiction writers of the past forty years. Traces the development of his career, and the significant contribution he has made to contemporary writing. -- .

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A detailed study of the fiction of Julian Barnes from Metroland to Arthur & George. Approachable, student friendly and comprehensive analysis of all Barnes's novels -- .

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This stimulating and comprehensive study of A. S. Byatt's work spans virtually her entire career and offers insightful readings of all of Byatt's fictions up to and including The Children's Book (2009). The authors also consider her role as a critic, cultural commentator and public intellectual. -- .

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This stimulating and comprehensive study of A. S. Byatt's work spans virtually her entire career and offers insightful readings of all of Byatt's fictions up to and including The Children's Book (2009). The authors also consider her role as a critic, cultural commentator and public intellectual. -- .

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This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Booker Prize-winning novelist Graham Swift. Detailed analysis of his work provides an informative, lucid and accessible insight into the writing of one of Britain's most significant contemporary authors. -- .

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This is a comprehensive and definitive study of the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist, Howard Jacobson. It offers lucid, detailed and nuanced readings of each of Jacobson's novels, and makes a powerful case for the importance of his work in the landscape of contemporary fiction. -- .

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A clearly written, comprehensive critical introduction to one of the most original contemporary British writers, providing an overview of all of Sinclair's major works and an analysis of his vision of modern London -- .

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The most up-to-date survey of the leading British novelist of his generation, offering the fullest account to date of McEwan's sources, especially concerning his interest in popular science. -- .

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This is the first full-length study of Irvine Welsh's fiction and provides a sustained textual and contextual analysis and evaluation of his work -- .

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Provides the study of the novels of James Kelman, Scotland's influential contemporary prose artist and 1994 Booker Prize winner. This title offers readings of Kelman's style, characterisation and linguistic innovations within the diverse contexts of Scottish socialism, 'Booker Prize' culture and Glasgow's 'City of Culture' status in 1990.

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Provides the study of the novels of James Kelman, Scotland's influential contemporary prose artist and 1994 Booker Prize winner. This title offers readings of Kelman's style, characterisation and linguistic innovations within the diverse contexts of Scottish socialism, 'Booker Prize' culture and Glasgow's 'City of Culture' status in 1990.

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This is the first full-length study of Jeanette Winterson's work as a whole. The study establishes the formal, thematic and ideological characteristics of the novels and situates the writer within the general panorama of contemporary British fiction. -- .

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Philip Tew's study is the first extended critical examination of Crace's oeuvre and is based on extensive interviews with the novelist, including discussions of his work from his first worldwide bestseller Continent (1986) up to The Pesthouse (2007).

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Philip Tew's study is the first extended critical examination of Crace's oeuvre and is based on extensive interviews with the novelist, including discussions of his work from his first worldwide bestseller Continent (1986) up to The Pesthouse (2007).

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From Behind the Scenes at the Museum to Big Sky, this book explores the major themes and formal concerns in Kate Atkinsons fiction (history, memory, feminism, metafiction, genre revision). It situates Atkinson's uvre in terms of an aesthetics of hydridity that runs through her eleven novels, one play and one collection of stories to date.

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This book provides a comprehensive account and critical analysis of the literary career to date of Pat Barker, one of the most celebrated and popular of contemporary British novelists. -- .

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The most up-to-date survey of the leading British novelist of his generation, offering the fullest account to date of McEwan's sources, especially concerning his interest in popular science. -- .

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A clearly written, comprehensive critical introduction to one of the most original contemporary British writers, providing an overview of all of Sinclair's major works and an analysis of his vision of modern London -- .

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This is the first full-length study of Jeanette Winterson's work as a whole. The study establishes the formal, thematic and ideological characteristics of the novels and situates the writer within the general panorama of contemporary British fiction. -- .

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A detailed study of the fiction of Julian Barnes from Metroland to Arthur & George. Approachable, student friendly and comprehensive analysis of all Barnes's novels -- .