Maggie Gee writing the condition-of-England novel by Mine Özyurt Ḱiliç.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kılıç, Mine Özyurt, author.

Series:

Continuum Literary Studies

Bloomsbury literary studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gee, Maggie, 1948---Criticism and interpretation.

Gee, Maggie.

National characteristics, English.

England--In literature.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Bloomsbury Academic 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first female Chair of the Royal Society of Literature and translated into thirteen languages, Maggie Gee is writing the Victorian condition-of-England novel for 21st-century Britain. In the first critical study of Gee's work, Mine Özyurt Kiliç identifies the specific social problems her novels address and explains the social consciousness similarities Gee shares with the Victorians. Analyzing how Gee adjusts the condition-of-England novel to reflect contemporary Britain enables Özyurt Kiliç to reveal the accuracy of Gee's rich portraits of Britain. She focuses on Gee's ability to cut across the boundaries of race, class and gender, mix voices from the margin with the majority and challenge and change the idea of the mainstream. As an active, self-conscious and critical participant in the literary world, Gee paints a panoramic view of society. Her critiques of class, race and the world of publishing, allow Özyurt Kiliç to cover a wide range of topics and detail how English fiction shapes and influences, and is shaped and influenced by, the contemporary literary market

Contents:

Contextualising Maggie Gee's fiction

Author flinging herself from the ivory tower: Dying, in other words

Of the nuclear family and the hibakusha: the burning book

Telescopic view of England, England: Light years

Hard times: Grace and where are the snows

Are such things done on Albion's shore?: Lost children

Environmental crisis, from fact to fiction: The ice people and The flood

Of the two nations: The White family

Authorship in a globalised world: My cleaner and My driver

Author interview

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Part 1: Introduction

1. Contextualising Maggie Gee's Fiction

Part 2: Major Works

2. Author Flinging Herself From the Ivory Tower: Dying, In Other Words

3. Of the Nuclear Family and the Hibakusha: The Burning Book

4. Telescopic View of England, England: Light Years

5. Hard Times: Grace and Where Are the Snows

6. Are Such Things Done on Albion's Shore?: Lost Children

7. Environmental Crisis, from Fact to Fiction: The Ice People and The Flood

8. Of the Two Nations: The White Family

9. Authorship in a Globalised World: My Cleaner and My Driver

Part 3: Criticism and Contexts

10. Author Interview

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-174) and index

ISBN:

9781472542595

1472542592

9781441162779

1441162771

9781283853491

1283853493

9781441100870

1441100873

OCLC:

821263451