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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherWelbeck Publishing Group
ISBN-139781853752797
eBay Product ID (ePID)86472055
Product Key Features
Book TitleCult Fiction: a Reader's Guide
AuthorRichard Shephard, Andrew Calcutt
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterature
Publication Year1998
Dimensions
Item Height180mm
Item Width180mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRichard Shephard, Andrew Calcutt
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom