Grunge, Nation and Literary Generations: Christos Tsiolkas and Genre
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Grunge, Nation and Literary Generations: Christos Tsiolkas and Genre |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1418 |
Book Title | The Cambridge History of the Australian Novel |
Authors | Gildersleeve, Jessica |
Editors | Carter, David |
Page Range | 488-501 |
Chapter Number | 29 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781009090049 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009090049.030 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-history-of-the-australian-novel/grunge-nation-and-literary-generations/47591A9C57E0A1AE55288374EFD889F7 |
Abstract | Christos Tsiolkas’s first novel, Loaded (1995), was hailed as a profound example of the short-lived ‘grunge’ genre in Australia in the late twentieth century, but his work since that point is not typically viewed in that context, nor is that genre generally considered to have continued or evolved since the 1990s. This chapter returns to Tsiolkas’s grunge roots and demonstrates the continuation and evolution of the grunge genre across Tsiolkas’s oeuvre as well as its influence on the work of other contemporary Australian writers. Through comparative discussions of several practitioners of grunge, this chapter examines Tsiolkas’s influence on and development of a critical genre in Australian literary history, arguing that the evolution of Tsiolkas’s grunge and his influence on other grunge writers depends on a simultaneous absorption in and disruption of the myths and identities of the nation in its contemporary literature. |
Keywords | Christos Tsiolkas; Andrew McGahan; grunge; contemporary literature; genre; literary influence |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470502. Australian literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature) |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z19w1/grunge-nation-and-literary-generations-christos-tsiolkas-and-genre
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