Graham SwiftManchester University Press, 2005 - 228 pages This book offers an accessible critical introduction to the work of Graham Swift, one of Britain's most significant contemporary authors. Through detailed readings of his novels and short stories from The Sweet Shop Owner to The Light of Day, Daniel Lea lucidly addresses the key themes of history, loss, masculinity and ethical redemption, to present a fresh approach to Swift. |
Contents
The Sweet Shop Owner 1980 | 16 |
Shuttlecock 1981 and Learning to Swim | 41 |
Waterland 1983 | 72 |
Out of this World 1988 | 99 |
Ever After 1992 | 127 |
Last Orders 1996 | 161 |
The Light of Day 2003 | 190 |
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