A.L. Kennedy

by Mitchell, Kaye

• ISBN13: 9780230007574
• ISBN10: 0230007570
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-15
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

Mitchell provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Kennedy's work, placing her fiction and non-fiction in a clear historical and theoretical context. Its importance is considered in terms of contemporary Scottish identity and relevance to key issues in contemporary culture and theory. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of Kennedy's short stories, novels, poetry, non-fiction and screenplays and an overview of the reception this has provoked.

Author Biography

KAYE MITCHELL is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Westminster.

Table of Contents

General Editors' Preface	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
List of Abbreviations	p. xiv
Introduction
Timeline	p. 1
Introduction: Contextualising Kennedy	p. 13
A.L. Kennedy: A Brief Biography	p. 25
Major Works
Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains, Looking for the Possible Dance and Now That You're Back	p. 43
So I Am Glad, Original Bliss and Everything You Need	p. 67
Indelible Acts, Paradise and Day	p. 94
Criticism and Contexts
Author Interview	p. 121
Critical Reception	p. 137
Notes	p. 163
Annotated Bibliography	p. 165
Index	p. 177
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