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Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction
John Sutherland
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Description for Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. For the last century, the tastes and preferences of readers of fiction have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 33. Weight in Grams: 114.
'I rejoice', said Doctor Johnson, 'to concur with the Common Reader.' For the last century, the tastes and preferences of the common reader have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why. John Sutherland shows that bestseller lists monitor one of the strongest pulses in modern literature and are therefore worthy of serious study. Along the way, he lifts the lid on the bestseller industry, examines what makes a book into a bestseller, and asks ... Read more
'I rejoice', said Doctor Johnson, 'to concur with the Common Reader.' For the last century, the tastes and preferences of the common reader have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why. John Sutherland shows that bestseller lists monitor one of the strongest pulses in modern literature and are therefore worthy of serious study. Along the way, he lifts the lid on the bestseller industry, examines what makes a book into a bestseller, and asks ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199214891
SKU
V9780199214891
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About John Sutherland
John Sutherland is Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London, and Professor of Literature at Caltech. He has published many books, including, most recently, So You Think You Know Jane Austen? and So You Think You Know Thomas Hardy?, and has edited 15 volumes in the Oxford World's Classics series (most recently Lytton Strachey's Eminent ... Read more
Reviews for Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction
His amiable trawl through the history of popular books is frequently entertaining
Scott Pack, The Times
breezily entertaining
Kevin Power, Irish Times (Dublin)
Sutherland effectively challenges the assumption that a book's commercial success somehow invalidates either its author's integrity or the critical acumen of its readers. Instead we are offered a plausible vision of the blockbuster ... Read more
Scott Pack, The Times
breezily entertaining
Kevin Power, Irish Times (Dublin)
Sutherland effectively challenges the assumption that a book's commercial success somehow invalidates either its author's integrity or the critical acumen of its readers. Instead we are offered a plausible vision of the blockbuster ... Read more