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020 a| 9781805967217;

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050 4 a| PR6066.R34b| Z825 2026;

082 04 a| 823.9142| 23;

100 1 a| Sawyer, Andy,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwgcBPDGv83CCtM8frkKq1| https://isni.org/isni/0000000039359118;

245 10 a| Terry Pratchett /c| Andy Sawyer.;

264 1 a| Liverpool, [England] :b| Liverpool University Press,c| 2026.;

300 a| xviii, 136 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Writers and their work;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-126) and index.;

520 a| "This is a critical study of the wide range, development, and thematic complexity of Terry Pratchett, the leading fantasy writer of his time, an inventive humourist who, in the famous phrase, was "occasionally... accused of literature". Ranging from the Discworld series to the equally successful (and award-winning) novels for children and the unrelated "stand-alone" novels, it examines Pratchett's work as a whole. It makes particular reference to his position as a "popular" writer in the context of a "fannish" readership attuned to responding to, discussing, and arguing about texts, and the responses from more theoretically-based critics and "literary" readers who came to understand how Pratchett's inventive comic absurdity highlights fury at unfairness and moral self-deception. The book discusses how this allowed him to respond to his audience - or audiences - and to explore how "story" - the narratives we build about ourselves and the world - can be both liberating and shackling. It also investigates Pratchett's growing maturity and expertise as a writer, which allowed him to play with the conventions and thematics of genre, surpassing the pastiche and parody of his earlier works without dismissing the capability of fantasy and science fiction to foreground morality and ethics." --c| Provided by publisher.;

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Terry Pratchett / Andy Sawyer.

Author/creator	Sawyer, Andy author.
Format	Book
Publication	Liverpool, [England] : Liverpool University Press, 2026.
Description	xviii, 136 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Pratchett, Terry https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhRHKBYRgGYj9PWb8H9jC--Criticism and interpretation.

Series	Writers and their work Writers and their work.
Abstract	"This is a critical study of the wide range, development, and thematic complexity of Terry Pratchett, the leading fantasy writer of his time, an inventive humourist who, in the famous phrase, was "occasionally... accused of literature". Ranging from the Discworld series to the equally successful (and award-winning) novels for children and the unrelated "stand-alone" novels, it examines Pratchett's work as a whole. It makes particular reference to his position as a "popular" writer in the context of a "fannish" readership attuned to responding to, discussing, and arguing about texts, and the responses from more theoretically-based critics and "literary" readers who came to understand how Pratchett's inventive comic absurdity highlights fury at unfairness and moral self-deception. The book discusses how this allowed him to respond to his audience - or audiences - and to explore how "story" - the narratives we build about ourselves and the world - can be both liberating and shackling. It also investigates Pratchett's growing maturity and expertise as a writer, which allowed him to play with the conventions and thematics of genre, surpassing the pastiche and parody of his earlier works without dismissing the capability of fantasy and science fiction to foreground morality and ethics." -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-126) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version : 9781805967163
ISBN	9781805967217
ISBN	9781805966883 hardback
ISBN	180596688X hardback
ISBN	1805967215 paperback
ISBN	electronic book (ePub)
ISBN	electronic book (PDF)

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