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Crunch Lit

Crunch Lit

Katy Shaw

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"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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OL Work ID
OL27368739W

Subjects

English fiction, history and criticism, 21st centuryAmerican fiction, history and criticism, 21st centuryCivilization, modernEnglish fictionHistory and criticismAmerican fictionGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Civilization, Modern, in literatureFinance in literatureAvarice in literature

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