Brexlit

Kristian Shaw is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Lincoln, UK. He is the author of Cosmopolitanism in Twenty-First Century Fiction (2017).

• Introduction: The European Question1) An Imperfect Union: British Eurosceptic Fictions2) This Blessed Plot: The English Revolt3) The Disunited Kingdom: Politics of Devolution4) Fortress Britain: The Great Immigration Debate5)L’espirit de L’escalier: Post-Brexit FictionsConclusion: Life After EuropeBibliographyIndex

Brexlit is as much a well-researched book about Britain in Europe (from a political, institutional, economic and social perspective) as an extensive study of British literature and the European project from the mid-twentieth century to the present moment. The detailed developments on history and context are very useful for understanding the motivations for the Leave vote and the background to the novels, short stories, plays and poems examined. The book is a very solid contribution to the emerging field of Brexlit literature.