Poverty in Contemporary Literature: Themes and Figurations on the British Book Market

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Literature: history & criticis

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Wordery

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Palgrave macmillan uk

Poverty in Contemporary Literature: Themes and Figurations on the British Book Market : Palgrave Pivot : 9781137429285 : 1137429283 : 28 Feb 2014 : Poverty and inequality have gained a new public presence in the United Kingdom. Literature, and particularly narrative literature, (re-)configures how people think, feel and behave in relation to poverty. This makes the analysis of poverty-themed fiction an important aspect in the new transdisciplinary field of poverty studies.

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