The late-career novelist : career construction theory, authors and autofiction /

The first scholarly study of the phenomenon of the 'late-career novel,' this book explores the ways in which bestselling contemporary novelists look back and respond to their earlier successes in their subsequent writings. Exploring the work of major novelists such as Angela Carter, V.S. N...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dix, Hywel Rowland (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]
Subjects:	English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. English fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Authorship > History > 20th century. Authorship > History > 21st century. Authorship > Psychological aspects. Literature publishing > History > 20th century. Literature publishing > History > 21st century. Career development. LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading. LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: From the Late to the Retrospective
2. Life Themes and Life Stories: Career Construction and the Re-writing of the Authorial Self
3. Imaginary Authors of Real Books
4. Intimate Paratexts
5. Cultural Narratives and The Collective Library
6. Feeding Fiction Forward: Anxieties of Influence
7. Autofiction in Theory and Practice
8. Conclusion: Advancing the Occupational Plot
Bibliography
Index.