Identity Narrative and Politics

<p><em>Identity Narrative and Politics</em> argues that political theory has barely begun to develop a notion of narrative identity; instead the book explores the sophisticated ideas which emerge from novels as alternative expressions of political understanding. This title uses a broad international selection of Twentieth Century English language works by writers such as Nadine Gordimer and Thomas Pynchon.</p><p>The book considers each novel as a source of political ideas in terms of content structure form and technique.</p><p>The book assumes no prior knowledge of the literature discussed and will be fascinating reading for students of literature politics and cultural studies.</p>