Afterlife and Narrative in Contemporary Fiction

Discover the intriguing exploration of life after death in Alice Bennett's Afterlife and Narrative in Contemporary Fiction, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012. This captivating book delves into the cultural significance of afterlife concepts and their allure in modern literature. Over the course of 228 pages, Bennett examines a diverse array of imagined afterlives, from the temporal experiments found in Martin Amis's Time's Arrow to the heavenly narration in Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. This first edition offers readers a profound insight into how contemporary fiction grapples with themes of mortality and existence beyond life. Ideal for both literature enthusiasts and scholars, this thought-provoking work is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of narrative and the afterlife.