Rachel Cusk

Rachel Cusk is one of the most critically acclaimed and controversial contemporary British authors. Her diverse body of work offers a striking portrait of trends in 21st-century literature and the history of Cusk's literary output is one of experimentation and a desire to push against established cultural models.<br/> <br/> <i>Rachel Cusk: Contemporary Critical Perspectives</i> is the first critical guide to Cusk's work spanning novels including <i>Saving Agnes</i> <i>A Country Life</i> and <i>Second Place</i> her 'autofictional' <i>Outline</i> trilogy and her nonfiction <i>A Life's Work</i> <i> The Last Supper</i> <i>Aftermath</i>and the <i>Coventry</i>essays. Rigorous and wide-ranging this book provides an accessible and lucid introduction to Cusk's work exploring themes of gender relations class dynamics maternal identity and creative freedom. The collection concludes with an in-depth interview with Cusk conducted by Merve Emre reflecting on her influences writing and experiences.<br/> <br/> Mapping the formal and stylistic shift across her career and locating them within their specific contexts this collection provides a crucial analysis of Cusk's influences politics and literary techniques that speak to many of the most pressing issues in contemporary literature.