This book argues for the ethical relevancy of contemporary fiction at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Through reading novels by such writers as David Foster Wallace, Richard Powers, and Irvine Welsh, this book looks at how these works seek to transform the ways that readers live in the world.

Autorentext
JEFFREY KARNICKY is a visiting Assistant Professor of English at Drake University, USA. He has published articles on Don DeLillo, Irvine Welsh, and on the interactions between humans and birds.

Inhalt
Assembling an Ethics of Reading Between Reading and Writing: Susan Daitch, David Markson and "Bartleby" Fascinated Disgust in Richard Powers Kinds of Stasis in David Foster Wallace Silence Junkies: Irvine Welsh's Novel