The Crisis of Capitalism in the Contemporary Novel

Andrew Rowcroft

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
29 February 2024

Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Consumerism; Economic systems & structures

This book explores the role of radical ideas in contemporary fiction by nine critically acclaimed authors--Jonathan Lethem, Dana Spiotta, China Mieville, Thomas Pynchon, Rachel Kushner, Teddy Wayne, Colson Whitehead, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kim Stanley Robinson. All of them share interests in the politics of the left, the problems of protracted economic crisis, and the potentiality of post-capitalist ideas. Novels by these authors, this book argues, are defined by an imperative to confront current anxieties in left-thought, while, at the same time, evincing a nuanced degree of self-consciousness about the legacy of political radicalisms, the costs they accrue, and where they have led.

By: Andrew Rowcroft
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781476692265
ISBN 10: 1476692262
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 29 February 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Rowcroft is an associate lecturer in English at the University of Lincoln in England.

Reviews for The Crisis of Capitalism in the Contemporary Novel

"""Drawing on and extending Jameson's critical practice, the author pays careful attention to the ways that contemporary writers formally register the crises and promises of left-wing politics""--Stephen Schryer, author of Maximum Feasible Participation: American Literature and the War on Poverty ""Rowcroft's persuasive and clear-sighted book represents and important intervention in the study of contemporary fiction and left politics""--Arin Keeble, author of Twenty-First Century Fictions of Terrorism"