{"product_id":"pulp-fiction-by-dana-polan-9781839027598","title":"Pulp Fiction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the films that defined American cinema of the 1990s and remains one of the stand-out movies of its director Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino's style—violent, fast, funny, and full of knowing pop culture references—epitomises 90s post-modernism. \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e was a phenomenal cult success and one of the first films to generate hot debate in internet chatrooms and on fan websites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDana Polan's compelling analysis sets out to uncover the style and technique of \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. He shows how broad Tarantino's points of reference are, and analyses the film's narrative accomplishment and complexity. Where some critics dismissed \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e for its violence and its worship of a certain brand of cool, Polan demonstrates how the film exemplifies new kinds of engagement with cultural and social codes, such as those around racial identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Polan argues that the film's celebration of macho attitudes is more nuanced than might first appear. In a new afterword to this edition, Polan looks back on \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 30 years after its first release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362956001516,"sku":"9781839027598","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21260803482842.jpg?v=1772906744","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/pulp-fiction-by-dana-polan-9781839027598","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}