The Future of the Novel

Author and essayist Simon Okotie interprets the signposts – evident through the history of the novel – that point to the form’s future. We’re used to the novel being declared dead, dying, or endangered. Seemingly every few years, a critic will read it the last rites – yet the form remains more popular than ever with readers. In The Future of the Novel , author Simon Okotie presents a bold future for long-form fiction, and suggests its evolution is far from over. Okotie begins by responding to an