Bøker av Mark Currie

A deceptively simple fable featuring a man unlike any other who proudly presents himself to the world in search of love and acceptance.The book is thought-provoking and motivational, incorporating simple black and white illustrations to highlight an essential truth about human nature. In this case, it is the truth that we are fascinated by things that are different. But also suspicious or afraid of them. The Man Who Was Different hints at the perils of being the one who is different, or set apart, from the rest of the group.Put another way, its message is very simple; just be yourself.An original story, written, illustrated and designed by Mark Currie.Format: Hardback A5 (148 x 210mm) case laminate. 48 pages. 24 black & white illustrations.

How have developments in literary and cultural theory transformed our understanding of narrative? What has happened to narrative in the wake of poststructuralism? What is the role and function of narrative in the contemporary world? In this revised, updated and expanded new edition of an established text, Mark Currie explores these central questions and guides students through the complex theories that have shaped the study of narrative in recent decades. Postmodern Narrative Theory, Second Edition:* establishes direct links between the workings of fictional narratives and those of the non-fictional world* charts the transition in narrative theory from its formalist beginnings, through deconstruction, towards its current concerns with the social, cultural and cognitive uses of narrative* explores the relationship between postmodern narrative and postmodern theory more closely* presents detailed illustrative readings of known literary texts such as Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and now features a new chapter on Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello and Slow Man.Approachable and stimulating, this is an essential introduction for anyone studying postmodernism, the theory of narrative or contemporary fiction.

Mark Currie offers a comprehensive account of the history of the term and its place in some of the most influential schools of theory of the past four decades.

This text contains sections covering the definition of metafiction, historiographic metafiction and the writer and critic. It includes selected readings of metafiction.