{"title":"Gabriele Lazzari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabriele Lazzari\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersections of contemporary art and global culture, offering insightful perspectives on the evolving artistic landscape. His work delves into the ways art reflects and shapes social realities in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful engagement with \u003cem\u003eNew Global Realism\u003c\/em\u003e and other themes that challenge traditional boundaries, inviting reflection on how art dialogues with political and cultural dynamics across diverse contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"new-global-realism-by-gabriele-lazzari-9781350385719","title":"New Global Realism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the BACLS Monograph Prize 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA comparative study of contemporary realist novels that employ totality as a method and a formal principle to represent the social and economic inequalities of the present, \u003cem\u003eNew Global Realism\u003c\/em\u003e examines writing in English, Italian, Kannada, and Spanish by authors from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Italy, India, and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy theorizing four modalities of totalization employed by contemporary realist writers, this book explores the current resurgence of realism and challenges critical approaches that consider it naive or formally unsophisticated. Instead, it argues that realist novels offer a self-conscious and serious representation of the world we inhabit while actively envisioning new social designs and political configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough comparative studies of novels by Fernanda Melchor, NoViolet Bulawayo, Vivek Shanbhag, Nicola Lagioia, Igiaba Scego, Yaa Gyasi, and Roberto Bolaño, \u003cem\u003eNew Global Realism\u003c\/em\u003e further explains why realism can be a powerful antidote to the skepticism about the possibility of making truth-claims in humanist research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934156374252,"sku":"9781350385719","price":135.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350385719-new-global-realism.jpg?v=1783900332"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/gabriele-lazzari.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}