The Journalistic Imagination: Literary Journalists from Defoe to Capote and Carter

Focusing on the neglected journalism of writers more famous for their novels or plays, this new book explores the specific functions of journalism within the public sphere, and celebrate the literary qualities of journalism as a genre. Key features include: an international focus taking in writers from the UK, the USA and France essays featuring a range of extremely popular writers (such as Dickens, Orwell, Angela Carter, Truman Capote) and approaches them from distinctly original angles. Each chapter begins with a concise biography to help contextualise the the journalist in question and includes references and suggested further reading for students. Any student or teacher of journalism or media studies will want to add this book to their reading list.

1. Daniel Defoe Jenny McKay 2. William Hazlitt Kirsten Daly 3. Charles Dickens Professor John Tulloch 4. George Sand Dr Jane Chapman 5. H.H. Munro (Saki) and Rothay Reynolds Professor Sandie Byrne 6. George Orwell Professor Richard Keeble 7. Willa Cather Dr. Charlotte Beyer 8. Angela Carter Professor Linden Peach 9. Dorothy Parker Michael Earley 10. C.L.R. James Sharon Wheeler 11. Graham Greene Professor David Finkelstein 12. Truman Capote Nick Nuttall 13. Martha Gellhorn Deborah Wilson 14. Arundhati Roy Dr Jane Chapman