After the Celebration: Australian Fiction 1989-2007 - Gelder, Ken; Salzman, Paul
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An invaluable academic resource, this investigation tracks the trends of contemporary Australian fiction with clear, approachable language and well-known works to illustrate points. A complete study of the major genres of Australian fiction that have flourished since 1989, this reference covers the popular--including crime fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance novels--as well as the literary. Novels used and referenced in this wide-ranging survey include Murray Bail's "Eucalyptus," Kate Grenville's "Secret River," and Richard Flanagan's "Gould's Book of Fish." Outside of studying…mehr

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An invaluable academic resource, this investigation tracks the trends of contemporary Australian fiction with clear, approachable language and well-known works to illustrate points. A complete study of the major genres of Australian fiction that have flourished since 1989, this reference covers the popular--including crime fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and romance novels--as well as the literary. Novels used and referenced in this wide-ranging survey include Murray Bail's "Eucalyptus," Kate Grenville's "Secret River," and Richard Flanagan's "Gould's Book of Fish." Outside of studying literary themes, the effects of globalization on Australian fiction is also explored.
Autorenporträt
Ken Gelder is Professor of English at the University of Melbourne. His books include Reading the Vampire (1994), Uncanny Australia: Sacredness and Identity in a Postcolonial Nation (1998, with Jane M Jacobs), Popular Fiction: The Logics and Practices of a Literary Field (2004) and Subcultures: Cultural Histories and Social Practice (2007). Paul Salzman is a Reader in English Literature at La Trobe University. He has published widely in the areas of early modern literature and Australian literature, including books on Elizabeth Jolley, the writing of 1621 and early modern women's writing. Ken Gelder and Paul Salzman are co-authors of The New Diversity: Australian Fiction 1970-1988 (1989).