Download or read book The Meaning of Contemporary Realism written by György Lukács and published by London : Merlin Press. This book was released on 1963 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new introduction by Dr Gary Day, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK An argument for literary realism as opposed to modernism, contrasting Mann and Kafka. The book also argues for socialist as opposed to critical realism in literature.