Skip to content
Book Glossary
Cover of The demotic voice in contemporary British fiction

The demotic voice in contemporary British fiction

by Jeremy Scott

English fictionHistory and criticismSociolinguistics in literatureIdentity (Philosophical concept) in literatureNarration (Rhetoric)English fiction, history and criticism, 21st centuryLITERARY CRITICISMEuropean

This book is an assessment of narrative technique in contemporary British fiction, focusing on the experimental use of the demotic voice (regional or national dialects). The book examines the work of James Kelman, Graham Swift, Will Self and Martin Amis, amongst many others, from a practical as well as theoretical perspective.

Writing a summary for young readers…

For young readers

Book data: Open Library