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The Future of the Novel

by Simon Okotie

A history-facing argument about what the novel may become

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A history-facing argument about what the novel may become

Simon Okotie frames the novel’s future through the history of arguments about its survival and direction. The book begins with a response to John Carruthers’ 1927 study of the English novel, then draws on other writers who have considered the form’s prospects. That structure places long-form fiction in conversation with earlier predictions and debates, treating the novel not as a fixed category but as an evolving literary form. The supplied description identifies Henry James, D. H. Lawrence, and William Burroughs among the figures Okotie cites; it ends before the full list or further account of his argument is given.

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  • Readers interested in literary criticism and the novel as a form.
  • Readers curious about historical debates over the future of long-form fiction.

Themes

The novel as an evolving formLiterary criticism and the history of the novelPredictions about fiction’s future

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Book overview

Author and essayist Simon Okotie interprets the signposts - evident through the history of the novel - that point to the form's future.

We're used to the novel being declared dead, dying, or endangered. Seemingly every few years, a critic will read it the last rites - yet the form remains more popular than ever with readers. In The Future of the Novel, author Simon Okotie presents a bold future for long-form fiction, and suggests its evolution is far from over.

Okotie begins by responding to and critiquing John Carruthers' book Scheherezade, or The Future of the English Novel, published in 1927 as part of the 'To-day and To-morrow' series - the inspiration for our present-day FUTURES. He then cites others who have since meditated on the direction of the form: Henry James, D. H. Lawrence, William Burroughs, Ana
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