{"product_id":"9781472510068","title":"Crunch Lit","description":"\u003ch3\u003e21st Century Genre Fiction\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCrunch Lit\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKaty Shaw | Katy Shaw\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe financial crisis of 2008 quickly gave rise to a growing body of fiction: \"Crunch Lit\". These 'recession writings' take the financial crisis as their central narrative concern and explore its effects on consumer culture, gender roles and contemporary communities. Examining a range of texts including Sebastian Faulks' \u003ci\u003eA Week in December\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Haslett's \u003ci\u003eUnion Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and John Lanchester's \u003ci\u003eCapital\u003c\/i\u003e, this book offers the first wide-ranging guide to these new millennial writings.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKaty Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is Principal Lecturer in Contemporary Literature at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eDavid Peace: Texts and Contexts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMining the Meaning: Cultural Representations of the 1984-5 UK Miners' Strike\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 October 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472510068\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53974152216716,"sku":"9781472510068","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_34ac243d-f15f-4823-a6bc-980fbf16a7e7.jpg?v=1787714398","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472510068","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}