Contemporary American Trauma Narratives |
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| Author:
| Gibbs, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7486-9407-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.95 |
Book Description:
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This book looks at the way writers present the effects of trauma in their work. It explores narrative devices, such as 'metafiction', as well as events in contemporary America, including 9/11, the Iraq War, and reactions to the Bush administration.
This book looks at the way writers present the effects of trauma in their work. It explores narrative devices, such as 'metafiction', as well as events in contemporary America, including 9/11, the Iraq War, and reactions to the Bush administration.