Youth Culture and the Post-War British Novel

From the Teddy Boys of the post-war decade to the heroin chic of Cool Britannia +? the many subcultures of Britain's teenagers have often been at the forefront of social change. <i>Youth Culture and the Post-War British Novel </i>is the first book to chart that history through the work of some of the most influential contemporary British writers.<br/> <br/> In this vivid work of cultural history Stephen Ross explores: <br/> <br/> - The manic teenage vision of <i>Absolute Beginners</i><br/> - The Angry Young Men of <i>Saturday Night and Sunday Morning</i><br/> - Skinheads and Burgess's <i>A Clockwork Orange</i><br/> - Irony and authenticity in the 1980s - from Amis to Kureishi<br/> - Heroin chic disaffection and <i>Trainspotting<br/> <br/> </i>Examining the cultural contexts of some of the most important and popular post-1945 British novels the book covers such themes as crises of masculinity multiculturalism and inter-generational conflict and in doing so casts new light on British writing today.