<ul><br><li>Written in clear, jargon-free prose, this introductory text charts the variety of novel writing in English in the second half of the twentieth century. <br><li>An engaging introduction to the English-language novel from 1950-2000 (exclusive of the US). <br><li>Provides students both with strategies for interpretation and with fresh readings of selected seminal texts. <br><li>Maps out the most important contexts and concepts for understanding this fiction. <br><li>Features readings of ten influential English-language novels including Margaret Atwood’s <i>The Handmaid’s Tale</i>, Kazuo Ishiguro’s <i>Remains of the Day</i> and Chinua Achebe’s <i>Things Fall Apart</i>.</ul>