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Writing and Reality : A Study of Modern British Diary Fiction (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)
Writing and Reality A Study of Modern British Diary Fiction - Contributions to the Study of World Literature Author:Andrew Hassam The diary format has long been utilized by novelists as a means of imparting reality to fiction. This volume analyzes the forms of diary fiction employed by a range of British writers in the post-World War II period. It provides new commentaries on the work of such major fiction writers as William Golding, Doris Lessing, John Fowles, and Malcolm... more » Lowry and introduces the work of less familiar novelists such as Eva Figes, Ann Quin, Emma Tennant, and Rayner Heppenstall, all of whom have used self-conscious diary fiction to explore the relationship between their writing and the reality it aims to represent. Hassam outlines the ways in which such work as a whole challenges the dominant cultural values of contemporary Britain.« less