Contemporary literature and the end of the novel : creature, affect, form /

While rumors of the imminent death of the novel are everywhere, this book shows how some of our most significant twenty-first century writers mobilize the idea of the end of the novel to reimagine the ethics and politics of literature. Writers like J.M. Coetzee, Teju Cole and Tom McCarthy disturb th...

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Main Author: Vermeulen, Pieter, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: After-Affects 1.Persistent Affect (Tom McCarthy, David Shields, Lars Iyer) 2.Abandoned Creatures (J.M. Coetzee) 3. Cosmopolitan Dissociation (Teju Cole) 4.Epic Failures (Dana Spiotta, Hari Kunzru, Russell Banks) Coda: The Descent of the Novel (James Meek) Notes Works Cited Index.