Contemporary Fiction, Celebrity Culture, and the Market for Modernism

Name: Contemporary Fiction, Celebrity Culture, and the Market for Modernism
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Explore the intersection of contemporary fiction, celebrity culture, and the market for Modernism with Carey Mickalites' insightful work. This book argues that contemporary celebrity authors leverage their public personas and literary works within the modernist canon to gain cultural capital and monetize their influence. Discover how corporate marketing and branding have reshaped traditional models of literary influence and innovation. Delve into the material conditions that shape literary production and the generation of cultural capital, offering a materialist history of Modernism's afterlives. This first edition hardcover is written in English and features 248 pages, making it an essential read for anyone interested in modern literary criticism and the business of literature. Keywords: Contemporary Fiction, Celebrity Culture, Modernism, Literary Market, Carey Mickalites, Bloomsbury Publishing, Literary Criticism, Cultural Capital, Author Branding, First Edition, Hardcover, English.