TY - BOOK ID - 125054604 TI - A companion to the British and Irish novel 1945-2000 PY - 2005 SN - 9781405113755 PB - Malden : Oxford. Blackwell, DB - UniCat KW - Roman anglais KW - Roman irlandais KW - Irlande KW - 1945-.... KW - Histoire et critique KW - Auteurs irlandais KW - Vie intellectuelle UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:125054604 AB - A Companion to the British and Irish Novel 1945-2000 serves as an extended introduction and reference guide to the British and Irish novel between the close of World War II and the turn of the millennium. * Covers a wide range of authors from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie * Provides readings of key novels, including Graham Greene's 'Heart of the Matter', Jean Rhys's 'Wide Sargasso Sea' and Kazuo Ishiguro's 'The Remains of the Day' * Considers particular subgenres, such as the feminist novel and the postcolonial novel * Discusses overarching cultural, political and literary trends, such as screen adaptations and the literary prize phenomenon * Gives readers a sense of the richness and diversity of the novel during this period and of the vitality with which it continues to be discussed. ER -