Showing papers in "Critique-studies in Contemporary Fiction in 1989"
TL;DR: The Noise of Freedom: J. M. Coetzee's Foe as discussed by the authors, a novel about the war against apartheid in South Africa, is a classic example of such a novel.
Abstract: (1989). The Noise of Freedom: J. M. Coetzee's Foe. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 143-154.
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TL;DR: In this paper, Carver's minimalism is described as a "Now you see him, Now you don't, now you do again": The Evolution of Raymond Carver Minimalism.
Abstract: (1989). Now you See Him, Now you Don't, Now you Do Again: The Evolution of Raymond Carver's Minimalism. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 239-251.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the Myth and History in Russell Hoban's Riddley Walker, and present a survey of the history of the book and its relation to contemporary fiction.
Abstract: (1989). Myth and History in Russell Hoban's Riddley Walker. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 17-26.
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TL;DR: The Beautyful Ones are not yet born as discussed by the authors is a novel about totalitarian rhetoric in the English language with a focus on metaphorical content. But it is not a complete novel.
Abstract: (1989). Totalitarian Rhetoric: Some Aspects of Metaphor in The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 210-220.
TL;DR: In this paper, Self's Dark Circle: The Home-Founding Journey in Paul Theroux's The Mosquito Coast and Stephen Minot's Ghost Images is described, along with a review of the book.
Abstract: (1989). Self's Dark Circle: The Home-Founding Journey in Paul Theroux's The Mosquito Coast and Stephen Minot's Ghost Images. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 227-238.
TL;DR: Malamud's revisions to "The Magic Barrel" are discussed in this article, where Malamud discusses the importance of the Magic Barrel as a metaphor in the development of contemporary fiction.
Abstract: (1989). Malamud's Revisions to “The Magic Barrel”. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 252-260.
TL;DR: In this article, Updike's Prose Style: Definition at the Periphery of Meaning is defined and analyzed in terms of the meaning of meaning in the context of contemporary fiction.
Abstract: (1989). John Updike's Prose Style: Definition at the Periphery of Meaning. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction: Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 277-290.