British literature 1950-2010

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    Agatha Christie

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    J.R.R. Tolkien

    "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings"
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    Evelyn Waugh

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    Graham Greene

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    Samuel Barclay Beckett

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    Sir William Golding

    Nobel Prize for literature for his parables of human condition 1983
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    Roald Dahl

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    Hercule Poirot detective stories

    Agatha Christie's most famous character
  • Miss Jane Marple

    Agatha Christie's famous character
  • The Hobbit by Tolkien

    The Hobbit by Tolkien
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    Modernism 1901-1960

  • The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S.Lewis

    The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S.Lewis
  • The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing

    The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing
  • Waiting for Godot

    S.Beckett's most famous play
  • Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

    Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
  • The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien

    The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien
  • Lord of the Flies by Golding

    Lord of the Flies by Golding
  • The Quiet American by Greene

    The Quiet American by Greene
  • Look Back in Anger by John Osborne

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    Kitchen Sink Realism

    Cultural movement, heroes were angry young men
  • Look Back in Anger

    John Osborne's play (angry young men)
  • Our Man in Havana by Greene

    Our Man in Havana by Greene
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    Postmodernism 1960-...

    Typical features include a deliberate mixing of different artistic styles and media, the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, and often the incorporation of images relating to the consumerism and mass communication of late 20th-century postindustrial society.
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    The Liverpool Poets

    Adrian Henri, Roger McGough, Brian Patten
  • A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

    A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
  • The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • J.K. Rowling is BORN

    J.K. Rowling is BORN
  • The Liverpool Scene

    Book about the Liverpool Poets
  • The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles

    The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles
  • First Booker Prize Award

  • Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

    Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
  • Watership Down by Richard Adams

  • The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins

    The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins
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    Martian Poetry

  • Rites of Passage

    Rites of Passage
    Booker Prize
  • Yes, Minister By Sir Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn

    Yes, Minister By Sir Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn
  • The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

    The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
  • High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

    High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
  • The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans

  • The Beach by Alex Garland

    The Beach by Alex Garland
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

    The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden
  • Chocolat by Joanne Harris

    Chocolat by Joanne Harris