9/11 and the Literature of Terror Contributor(s): Randall, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748638520 ISBN-13: 9780748638529 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Political Science | Terrorism |
Dewey: 810.935 |
LCCN: 2011486330 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" L (0.95 lbs) 174 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2012 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema that have represented the 9/11 attacks.Works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, 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 American 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 9/11 |
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