Reading the 21st century : books of the decade, 2000-2009 /

"The first decade of the twenty-first century was noteworthy for war, terror, religious revival, economic collapse, and a technological revolution that prompted countless critical responses and gave rise to a paradox: writing flourished, but reading declined. Reading the 21st Century investigat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Persky, Stan, 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2011
Temas:
2000-2099
Best books.
Books > Reviews.
Literature, Modern > 21st century > History and criticism.
Meilleurs ouvrages.
Livres > Recensions.
Littérature > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
reviews (documents)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading.
Best books
Books
Literature, Modern
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Reviews
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: In the twilight of literary criticism
  • The storyteller : Larry McMurtry
  • Indelible : Philip Roth's human stain
  • Heroes : Javier Cercas's soldiers of Salamis
  • Ignorance in the desert
  • The snowflake from the snow : Orhan Pamuk
  • In the land of Amos Oz : a tale of love and darkness
  • Homeland alone : 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq
  • Lost and found : Daniel Mendelsohn
  • Walking, seeing, shelving
  • The Gods that failed : Richard Dawkins
  • Exit strategies : Said, Coetzee, Saramago, Roth
  • Other voices, other realms
  • Haunted by a spectre : Krugman, Klein, Stiglitz
  • Conclusion: Code red
  • Appendix: Some prize lists.

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