Further Reading
- Bromberg, Pamela S., "Margaret Drabble's The Radiant Way: Feminist Metafiction," Novel: A Forum on Fiction 24, No. 1 (Fall 1990): 5-25. (Examines Drabble's deconstruction of plot, narrative presentation, and elements of intertextuality employed to portray the experience of contemporary women in The Radiant Way.)
- Campbell, Jane, "'Both a Joke and a Victory': Humor as Narrative Strategy in Margaret Drabble's Fiction," Contemporary Literature XXXII, No. 1 (Spring 1991): 75-99. (Explores the narrative and thematic significance of comedy in Drabble's novels.)
- Campbell, Jane, "Becoming Terrestrial: The Short Stories of Margaret Drabble," Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction XXV, No. 1 (Fall 1983): 25-44. (Discusses the plot, characters, narrative form, and major themes of Drabble's short stories.)
- Grossman, Judith, "What Do You Think Will Happen to Shirley?" New York Times Book Review (3 September 1989): 3. (An unfavorable review of A Natural Curiosity.)
- Hannay, John, "Margaret Drabble: An Interview," Twentieth Century Literature 33, No. 2 (Summer 1987): 129–49. (Drabble discusses her novels, feminism, contemporary society, and the education of a writer.)
- Harper, Michael F., "Margaret Drabble and the Resurrection of the English Novel," Contemporary Literature XXIII, No. 2 (Spring 1982): 145-68. (Discusses Drabble's critical reception, realistic narrative style, and the expression of her artistic and social values.)
- Lay, Mary M., "Temporal Ordering in the Fiction of Margaret Drabble," Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction XXI, No. 3 (1980): 73-84. (Examines the function of narrative time as a technique to underscore major themes and psychological states in Drabble's novels.)
- Preussner, Dee, "Talking with Margaret Drabble," Modern Fiction Studies 25, No. 4 (Winter 1979-80): 563-77. (Drabble discusses the subjects of wealth and community in her fiction, as well as her portrayal of female characters and English settings.)
- Whitehill, Sharon, "Two for Tea: An Afternoon with Margaret Drabble," Essays in Literature 11, No. 1 (Spring 1984): 67-75. (Drabble comments on aspects of her novels and her creative process.)
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