AustLit
Texts
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War Of The Worlds!$!Wells, H.G.!$! !$!Penguin!$!2005
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Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close!$!Foer Jonathan Safran!$! !$!Penguin!$!2006
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Northanger Abbey!$!Jane Austen!$!!$!!$!
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y The White Tiger London : Atlantic Books , 2008 Z1521556 2008 single work novel (taught in 2 units) 'Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life -- having nothing but his own wits to help him along.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Beloved!$!Morrison, Toni!$! !$!Vintage!$!2010
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The Trial!$!Kafka!$! !$!Oxford Uni Press!$!2009
Degrees
Description
The novel in English has been one of the most influential (and controversial) of modern literary forms. From the seventeenth century to the publicity surrounding the Booker Prize or the Oprah Book Club, readers and commentators have argued about the value and relevance of prose fiction: are novels good' or bad' for you?; how, why and should we get lost' in a book?; what constitutes a novel in the first place?; does the novel have a future in the electronic age? This course is an introduction to the novel that explores these questions with reference to a selection of texts, ranging from the early nineteenth to the early twenty-first century
Assessment
1000 word essay (25%), and 2,000 word essay (40%), final two-hour examination (25%), tutorial participation (10%)
Other Details
Offered in:
2010, 2009
Levels:
Undergraduate
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