London Fiction at the Millennium

This book analyses London fiction at the millennium, reading it in relation to anexploration of a theoretical positioning beyond the postmodern. It explores howa selection of novels can be considered as "second-wave" or "post-postmodern"in light of their borrowing more from mainstream and classical genres asopposed to formally experimental avant-garde techniques. It considers howwriters utilise the cultural capital of London in a process of relocating marginalized,subjugated or under-represented voices. The millennium provides an apt symbolicopportunity to reflect on British fiction and to consider the direction in whichcontemporary authors are moving. As such, key novels by Martin Amis, BellaBathurst, Bernardine Evaristo, Mark Haddon, Nick Hornby, Hanif Kureishi, AndreaLevy, Gautam Malkani, Timothy Mo, Will Self, Ali Smith, Zadie Smith, RupertThomson, and Sarah Waters are used to explore writing beyond the postmodern.'In this significant and welcome contribution to the field, Allen provides us with asophisticated, detailed, and rigorous study of the move in contemporary fictionbeyond postmodernism as exemplified by London fiction.' -Nick Hubble, Brunel University London, UK