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The 1960s: A Decade of Modern British Fiction
How did social, cultural and political events in Britain during and leading up to the 1960s shape modern British fiction?
The 1960s were the "swinging decade" a newly energised youth culture went hand-in-hand with new technologies, expanding educational opportunities, new social attitudes and profound political differences between the generations. This volume explores the ways in which these apparently seismic changes were reflected in British fiction of the decade. Chapters cover feminist writing that fused the personal and the political, gay, lesbian and immigrant voices and the work of visionary experimental and science fiction writers.A major critical re-evaluation of the decade, this volume covers such writers as J.G. Ballard, Anthony Burgess, A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, John Fowles, Christopher Isherwood, Doris Lessing, Michael Moorcock and V.S. Naipaul.
Book Details
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Publish Date: Feb 19th, 2026
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 1.00in - 1.00lb
- EAN: 9781350621503
- Categories: • English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh• Books & Reading
About the Author
Hubble, Nick: - Nick Hubble is Professor of Modern and Contemporary English at Brunel University London, UK and the co-editor of The Science Fiction Handbook (2013), The 1970s (2014), The 1990s (2015), The 2000s (2015), The 1950s (2018), The 1930s (2021), The 2010s (2024) and London in Contemporary British Fiction (2016) all published by Bloomsbury.
Riley, James: - James Riley is Fellow and College Lecturer in English Literature at Girton College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Seddon, Melanie: - Melanie Seddon is an independent researcher specialising in British post-war literature and culture. She was formerly based at the Centre for Studies in Literature at the University of Portsmouth as a lecturer in twentieth-century literature.
Wilson, Leigh: -
Leigh Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster, UK.
Tew, Philip: - Philip Tew is Professor of English (Post-1900 Literature) at Brunel University, UK, Director of the Brunel Centre for Contemporary Writing and Director of the UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies. His many publications as both author and editor include Reading Zadie Smith: The First Decade and Beyond (Bloomsbury, 2013) and (co-edited with Emily Horton and Leigh Wilson) The 1980s: A Decade of Modern British Fiction (Bloomsbury, 2014).
Praise for this book
"These essays explore 1960s British fiction within the historical and cultural context of the decade to convey why the selected works were influential at the time and why they continue to give insight into postwar and postcolonial Britain ... Features include three helpful timelines: major works of the 1960s, key national events, and significant international events. Revisiting the richness of 1960s British fiction gives new insights into the life and changing culture of the time, particularly for those who did not experience this exuberant decade first-hand." --American Reference Books Annual