Philip Tew

Philip Tew (born Enfield, Middlesex, England) is a professor of Post-1900 Literature at Brunel University. He is the author of works on B.S. Johnson, Jim Crace, Zadie Smith, and the contemporary British novel. Some of his work has focused on social gerontology and the use of narrative theories in social, cultural and policy analysis. He is the founding and executive director of the UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies and is also currently director of the Brunel Centre for Contemporary Writing (BCCW) and the director of the B.S. Johnson Society.

Books:

• Coming of Age. Bazalgette, L., Holden, J., Tew, P., Hubble, N. and Morrison, J., London: Demos, 2011.
• Writers Talk: Interviews with Contemporary British Novelists. (With Fiona Tolan and Leigh Wilson). London: Continuum, 2008. pp. 257(ISBN 1847140246 / 978-1847140241).
• The Contemporary British Novel, London: Continuum, 2007. Second Revised Edition. pp. 257 (ISBN 978-0-8264-7349-3) (ISBN 978-0826493200 ).
• British Fiction Today. Philip Tew and Rod Mengham (eds.) London: Continuum, 2006 (ISBN 08264 87319) (ISBN 08264 873 27).
• The Contemporary British Novel, London: Continuum, 2004, pp. 206 (ISBN 0-8264-7349-0) (ISBN 0-8264-7350-4). Reviewed in TLS No. 5294, 17 September 2004.