Dillon, Sarah
Maggie Gee (Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781780240336
- author:
- Dillon, Sarah
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Gylphi
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 312
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 1.7 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Maggie Gee Critical Essays offers a unique perspective on the complex relationship between writer and reader. Through her own experiences as an author, Gee explores the role of the writer in shaping our understanding of literature. Gee's work is marked by its unflinching satire, often targeting literary scholars and their conferences. Her novels, such as Virginia Woolf in Manhattan (2014), use humor to critique the academic world. This collection of essays delves deeper into Gee's interests in the author's role, drawing on her doctoral thesis and earlier works like Dying, in Other Words (1981). By examining the intersection of literature and academia, Maggie Gee Critical Essays provides a thought-provoking exploration of the writer's place within the literary landscape.
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