New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2018. Thirty-eight essays by leading and emerging international scholars cover topics such as: identity, including race, sexuality, class, and religion in the twenty-first century; the impact of technology, terrorism, activism and the global economy on the modern world and modern literature; the form and format of twenty-first century literary fiction, including analysis of established genres such as the pastoral, graphic novels and comedic writing, and how these have been adapted in recent years.