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Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide (Hardcover)

by Andrew Calcutt (Author), Richard Shephard (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 303 pages
  • Publisher: Prion Books Ltd (23 Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1853752797
  • ISBN-13: 978-1853752797
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 425,181 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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What makes a novel "cult"?: drink and drugs; sex and rock 'n' roll?; a window on subcultures?; the ability to tap into the zeitgeist? This book provides an insight into the cult canon assessing 250 authors who have pioneered experiments in style and content, from Kathy Acker and Nelson Algren via Burroughs and Bukowski to Tom Wolfe and Irvine Welsh. Each entry has an author biography, an assessment of their oeuvre, a "for" and "against", and a further and related reading list.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference, 5 Nov 2009
By Ammonite132 (London, UK) - See all my reviews
Some 230 authors are profiled here and range from literary geniuses (James Joyce, Doris Lessing) to more popular modern writers (Stephen King, Anne Rice). There is something for everyone and many authors, particularly American ones, were new to me. There is a brief life history combined with an overall review of their output and their best works are highlighted at the end (Must read) with similar authors listed (Read on).

I enjoyed the format, not too detailed but with sufficient information to give a clear idea of what the writer was (or is) about. There are also some handy lists in sidebars throughout e.g. C is for Cyberpunk, L is for London, which give the reader further avenues to explore.

This is an excellent reference for more 'offbeat' writing and has opened new avenues for reading to me. It is particularly good for quality science fiction, an often overlooked genre.

I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in non-mainstream fiction and an open mind.
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