Vintage‎ 1992 Constructing Postmodernism Brian McHale Routledge White PB Theory

Brand/Publisher: Routledge.  Author: Brian McHale.  Title: Constructing Postmodernism   Academic study of postmodernism in literature that examines twentieth-century fiction through narratology and cultural theory, including discussions of modernism's legacy, postmodern narrative strategies, and examples drawn from experimental and science-fiction texts.  Light shelf and handling wear with minor corner rubbing, faint surface scratches, and a slight front-cover curl. Page edges are lightly age-toned with a subtle text-block wave from handling. Binding remains tight and square with a gently curved spine.  Literary theory and criticism focusing on postmodernism, twentieth-century fiction, science fiction, and cultural studies.  Nonfiction prose analysis rather than a narrative story, written for scholarly and general academic readers.  Intended audience: Adult readers, students, and researchers interested in postmodern literary theory, narrative studies, and contemporary fiction criticism.  Features: Sections organized into multiple thematic parts with numbered chapters, extensive endnotes, bibliographical references, and an index for further study and citation.  Publication details: First published 1992 by Routledge, London and New York; this printing reissued in 2001 and 2002; printed and bound in Great Britain.