03175nam 2200625 450 991054456550332120220517123956.091-87675-32-3(CKB)3710000000323520(EBL)1903583(SSID)ssj0001482125(PQKBManifestationID)12621377(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482125(PQKBWorkID)11508983(PQKB)11753473(MiAaPQ)EBC1903583(Au-PeEL)EBL1903583(OCoLC)898769421(EXLCZ)99371000000032352020220517d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHype bestsellers and literary culture /edited by Jon Helgason, Sara Kärrholm and Ann SteinerLund, Sweden :Nordic Academic Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (359 p.)Description based upon print version of record.91-87675-06-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Serendipity, promotion, and literature; The contemporary book trade and international megasellers; A turn to the rights; The advent and impact of Swedish literary agents; Bestseller culture and its effects on research; The case of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy; Righteous rebellion in fantasy and science fiction for the young; The example of Harry Potter; The mediatized Zlatan; The immigrant's path from provincial otherness to national identity and to a Western literary space; Apocalypse now and againMapping the bestselling classics of the end of the worldThe sheik returns; Imitations and parodies of the desert romance; The artisan and the professional; The origins of modern authorship; Select references; Acknowledgements; About the authorsIn the world of books and literature, "hype" is associated with bestsellerism-the books that sell the most, are read by vast numbers, and constantly talked about in media and staff rooms. Often, it is the success in itself that generates an interest because popularity begets popularity. Quite often though, a hyped bestseller is met with a skeptic criticism of poor language, a badly constructed plot, a predictable story line, or all three. The bestseller phenomenon is sometimes conceived as a threat against "real" literature. Research into the creation, reception, and meaning of bestsellers is Books and readingBest sellersLiterature and societyBook industries and tradeElectronic books.Books and reading.Best sellers.Literature and society.Book industries and trade.028.9Helgason Jon1971-Kärrholm Sara1974-Steiner Ann1968-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910544565503321Hype2852431UNINA