Muriel Spark's Early Fiction

A compelling reappraisal of Spark’s approach to literary experimentation Offers a distinctive reappraisal of Spark’s fiction, which challenges the rigid critical framework that has long been applied to her writingInterrogates how Spark’s literary innovations work to facilitate moments of subversive satire and gendered social critiquePresents nuanced re-readings of some of Spark’s major works, as well as lesser-discussed texts such as her only stage play, Doctors of Philosophy , and early short s