The scale of realism in the global novel

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Ganguly, Debjani. (2022). The scale of realism in the global novel. In In Roig-Sanz, Diana and Rotger, Neus (Ed.). Global literary studies pp. 137-159 De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110740301-006
AuthorsGanguly, Debjani
EditorsRoig-Sanz, Diana and Rotger, Neus
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[Extract] This essay explores nested scales of realism in the contemporary global novel asthis form confronts cataclysmic technological and environmental changes. Weare now witnessing a fundamental mutation both in the modern realist modeand the modern conception of the human. The figure of the human is perceivedas increasingly entangled in and co-produced by biochemical, technological, andgeological phenomena.

Page range137-159
Year2022
Book titleGlobal literary studies
PublisherDe Gruyter
Place of publicationBerlin, Germany
Boston, Massachusetts
ISBN9783110741223
9783110740301
9783110740325
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110740301-006
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