Crunch Lit
1st Edition
Published on 22. October 2015
192 pages
978-1-4725-1212-3 (ISBN)
Description
The financial crisis of 2008 quickly gave rise to a growing body of fiction: "Crunch Lit". These 'recession writings' take the financial crisis as their central narrative concern and explore its effects on consumer culture, gender roles and contemporary communities. Examining a range of texts including Sebastian Faulks' A Week in December, Adam Haslett's Union Atlantic, and John Lanchester's Capital, this book offers the first wide-ranging guide to these new millennial writings.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-1212-3 (9781472512123)
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Person
Katy Shaw is Principal Lecturer in Contemporary Literature at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her previous publications include David Peace: Texts and Contexts and Mining the Meaning: Cultural Representations of the 1984-5 UK Miners' Strike.
Content
Introduction
1. The Final Countdown
2. 9-8-7: The Credit Crunch
3. Capital Cities
4. Masters of the Universe
5. Recessionistas
6. Financial Performance
Conclusion: The Future of Finance?
1. The Final Countdown
2. 9-8-7: The Credit Crunch
3. Capital Cities
4. Masters of the Universe
5. Recessionistas
6. Financial Performance
Conclusion: The Future of Finance?
