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8+ metaprose novels or literature about literature 

Mental conditions in fiction 

 Reimagining historic personalities
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"Howards End" by E.M.Forster

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One of the brightest representatives of British literature on the verge of 19th and 20th centuries, Forster depicted the life during fin de siecle, the transition from Victorian era to more modernised and technological 20th century. "Howards End" is an exquisitely successful description of the social issues of the time through the lives of three families - aristocratic Schlegels, bourgeois Wilcoxes and poor Basts.  "Howards End" as a novel "Howards End" crowns the first period of E.M. Foster's literary activity which means it was written by a young artist and consequently it is very idealistic in many ways. the idea this book reveals seems way too optimistic still it has the right to exist and the outer representation of this idea is perfect (I mean the style, the atmosphere and the plot of the book). Although it is not an epistolary novel, it does start with letters. Helen Schlegel writes to her sister Margaret describing her visit to How...
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“The Italian Girl” by Iris Murdoch

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However far away the life brings us from our native place, there is always a moment when we need to return to the roots. In this very moment we meet the narrator of “The Italian Girl” written by Iris Murdoch, a prominent representative of postmodern British literature. Having escaped from the oppressive influence of his mother, Lydia, in his youth, Edmund couldn’t find enough strength to get back to his family up to her sudden death. Now, many years later, Edmund comes to the funeral, where he will meet his relatives, about the life of which he has only a vague knowledge based on a few brief letters. He doesn’t notice any changes at first glance – the same old house, the same family of his brother and the unchangeable Italian servant. But one occasional confession of Edmund’s niece makes him see that the relations between his relatives are more confused than they seemed to be and Lydia’s house keeps m any more secrets… The Gothic atmosphere One of the most interesting features...
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“Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” by Lisa See

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It’s is difficult to evaluate a book which tells about a culture so different from your own, and it’s even more difficult to review it, but nevertheless, I decided to try. I have struggled to read Asian authors for the last two years and each time I picked a book and started reading, I had real troubles analyzing the text as the symbolism and inner meanings were indecipherable to me due to the lack of appropriate cultural background. This novel written by an American author turned out to be an encyclopedia of Chinese culture and answered a lot of questions that have previously arisen, so now I’m much more prepared to read something by a Chinese writer. Lisa See has done a profound research preparing to write this novel and I really appreciated that, for this text managed to preserve Chinese symbols and cultural peculiarities but present them in a way understandable to a western reader. “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” gives you an insight into the life of Chinese women in...
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