The Post-Apocalyptic Novel in the Twenty-First Century: Modernity Beyond Salvage

Many contemporary novelists, such as Atwood, Mitchell, and McCarthy, have flocked to a literary form that was once considered lowbrow: the post-apocalyptic novel. Calling on her broad knowledge of the history of apocalyptic literature, Hicks argues these writers employ conventions of the post-apocalyptic to reengage with key features of modernity.

Author: H. Hicks
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/16/2016
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781137553669

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2016

About the Author

Heather J. Hicks is Associate Professor of English at Villanova University, USA. She is author of The Culture of Soft Work: Labor, Gender and Race in Postmodern American Narrative and has published in several journals including Postmodern Culture, Arizona Quarterly, Camera Obscura, and Contemporary Literature.

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