The modern novel: a short introduction (Record no. 39182)
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| fixed length control field | 01350nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781405127011 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 809.3 |
| Item number | MAT/M |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Matz,Jesse |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The modern novel: a short introduction |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Blackwell Publishing |
| Year of publication | 2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 194p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form.<br/><br/>*A jargon-free introduction to the whole history of the novel in the twentieth century.<br/>*Examines the main strands of twentieth-century fiction, including post-war, post-imperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the digital novel and the post-realist novel.<br/>*Offers students ideas about how to read the modern novel, how to enjoy its strange experiments, and how to assess its value, as well as suggesting ways to understand and appreciate the more difficult forms of modern fiction<br/>*Pays attention both to the practice of novel writing and to theoretical debates among novelists.<br/>*Claims that the novel is as purposeful and relevant today as it was a hundred years ago.<br/>*Serves as an excellent springboard for classroom discussions of the nature and purpose of modern fiction. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English fiction-20th century-History and criticism |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Modernism-Literature |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 20/04/2016 | 495.00 | 809.3 MAT/M | 40232 | BK |