title: Contemporary Fiction: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
author:  Robert Eaglestone 
description: <br>Robert Eaglestone, <em>Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought, Royal Holloway, University of London</em><br><br>Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is Deputy Director (and formerly Director) of the Holocaust Research Centre. His research interests are in contemporary literature and literary theory, contemporary philosophy, and on Holocaust and genocide studies. He is the author of <em>Doing English: A Guide for Literature Students</em> (third revised edition) (Routledge, 2009).<br>
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