"Post"-9/11 South Asian diasporic fiction : uncanny terror /

While much of the critical discussion about the emerging genre of 9/11 fiction has centred on the trauma of 9/11 and on novels by EuroAmerican writers, this book draws attention to the diversity of what might be meant by ""post""--9/11 by exploring the themes of uncanny terror th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Liao, Pei-Chen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Temas:
2000-2099
South Asian fiction (English) > 21st century > History and criticism.
South Asian fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Terrorism in literature.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in literature.
Terrorisme dans la littérature.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis, dans la littérature.
Literary studies: post-colonial literature > English > Indian sub-continent.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers > English > Indian sub-continent.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Literature.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) in literature
South Asian fiction
South Asian fiction (English)
Terrorism in literature
Englisch.
Literatur.
Terrorismus.
Elfter September.
Südasien.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Uncanny Terror and the 'Post'-9/11; 1 The Uncanny Violence of Strangers: Salman Rushdie's Shalimar the Clown; 2 Crossing the Borders of the Body Politic after 9/11: The Virus Metaphor and Autoimmunity in Hari Kunzru's Transmission; 3 Home-land Insecurity: Unhomely Homes in Monica Ali's Brick Lane; 4 The Post-9/11 'Return Home' Novel: Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist; Conclusion: The Precarious Life of the Other; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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