Christine Brooke-Rose’s cosmopolitan background, experimental fictional techniques, and continental affiliations (both intellectual and professional) have made her a unique figure in late twentieth-century British literature. Her mature work, while never intended to be accessible to a mass audience, has garnered substantial critical acclaim and received in-depth scholarly treatment in recent years; it remains notable for its erudition, its up-to-date technological vocabulary, and its engagement with post-structuralist literary theory. She has enjoyed a prolific and varied career: she has published more than a dozen novels, a book of short stories (Go When You See the Green Man Walking, 1970), five books of literary theory and criticism, and two unconventional autobiographical books (Remake, 1996, and Life, End of, 2006). Although Brooke-Rose’s output is diverse enough to be difficult to summarize, her best novels have some common traits:...
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Citation: Buchanan, Bradley William. "Christine Brooke-Rose". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 August 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=588, accessed 14 December 2025.]
