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Amish tripathi asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A short story most often only includes one geographical location. Covering a single day in the life of an ordinary prisoner in a 1950s soviet labour camp, this short novel was described by the sunday times as a blow struck for human freedom all over the world. Learn more about the elements, development, and types of novels in this article. The term modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of the postworld war one period.
Modern novel characteristics in english literature. Examines the main strands of twentiethcentury fiction, including postwar, postimperial and multicultural fiction, the global novel, the this book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance. A very short introduction to date in regards to the ebook we have now human evolution. The modern age is essentially the age of the novel.
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