Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide

Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide

by Andrew Calcutt (Author), Andrew Calcutt (Author), Richard Shephard (Author)

Synopsis

What makes a novel cult ?: drink and drugs; sex and rock 'n' roll?; a window on subcultures?; the ability to tap into the zeitgeist? This book provides an insight into the cult canon assessing 250 authors who have pioneered experiments in style and content, from Kathy Acker and Nelson Algren via Burroughs and Bukowski to Tom Wolfe and Irvine Welsh. Each entry has an author biography, an assessment of their oeuvre, a for and against , and a further and related reading list.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Prion Books Ltd
Published: 23 Sep 1998

ISBN 10: 1853752797
ISBN 13: 9781853752797