| 9/11 and the Literature of Terror Contributor(s): Randall, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748651829 ISBN-13: 9780748651825 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $88.40 Product Type: Other - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
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| Publisher Description: Works by Don DeLillo, Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid are discussed in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Other chapters analyse initial responses to 9/11, the intriguing tensions between fiction and non-fiction, the challenge of describing traumatic history and the ways in which the terrorist attacks have been discussed culturally in the decade since September 11. Key Features * Contributes to the growing literature on 9/11, presenting an over-view of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath * Focus on Don DeLillo: adds to the literature surrounding this major novelist * Focus on Martin Amis: adds to the growing critical work on this much discussed British novelist and essayist * Man on Wire provides a critical analysis of this Oscar winning film regarding its oblique references to 9/1 |