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Contemporary Novel

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Contemporary Novel at University of Kent

Language: English Studies in English
University website: www.kent.ac.uk
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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Novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, which is typically published as a book.
Novel
Axiom: Novel must have either one living character or a perfect pattern: fails otherwise.
E. M. Forster, Commonplace Book (1985), p. 6
Novel
All novels are sequels; influence is bliss.
Michael Chabon in Henry Jenkins; Wyn Kelley; Katie Clinton (2013). Reading in a Participatory Culture: Remixing Moby-Dick in the English Classroom. Teachers College Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8077-5401-6. 
Novel
It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo.
P. G. Wodehouse in P G Wodehouse (26 March 2009). Cocktail Time. Random House. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4090-3522-0. 
In June 1770, the explorer James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and became the first European to experience the world's largest coral reef, today a paradise for scientists and holidaymakers alike. Last year, the James Cook research vessel set out to encounter unique and unexplored corals, this time in the deep ocean. Led by ERC grantee Dr Laura Robinson (University of Bristol, UK), the team on board crossed the equatorial Atlantic to take samples of deep-sea corals, reaching depths of thousands of meters. On the expedition, Dr Robinson collected samples that are shedding light on past climate changes and she will share her findings at TEDx Brussels.
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