Title: 9/11 and the literature of terror
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.
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in literature, Literature, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, In literature, History and criticism, Influence, American literature, history and criticism, 21st century, September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, New york (n.y.), in literature, Modern Literature
Places: New York (N.Y.)
Time periods: 21st century