Fictions of the war on terror
Subtitle: difference and the transnational 9/11 novel
By: Daniel O'Gorman
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781137506177
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Terrorism in literature; History and criticism; Influence; Fiction
Description: "Fictions of the War on Terror takes an important new approach to contemporary debates in post-9/11 literary studies. Arguing that there are a number of contemporary novels that challenge the reductive 'us and them' binaries that have been prevalent not only in politics and the global media since 9/11, and also in many works within the emerging genre of '9/11 fiction' itself, Daniel O'Gorman eloquently demonstrates the complexities and intricacies of this challenging field. A total of eleven novels are analysed, including What Is the What by Dave Eggers (2006), Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie (2009), Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru (2011), and Open City (2011) by Teju Cole"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction1.New Constellations: Judith Butler's 'Frame' and Dave Eggers' What Is the What2.Gazing Inward in Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City and Teju Cole's Open City3.Connective Dissonance: Refiguring Difference in Fiction of the Iraq War4. Ambivalent Alterities: Pakistani Post-9/11 Fiction in English5. [T]he stories of anywhere are also the stories of everywhere else': Salman Rushdie's Shalimar the Clown and The Enchantress of FlorenceConclusionBibliographyIndex.