Deceptive fictions : narrating trauma and violence in contemporary writing /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tancke, Ulrike (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
Subjects:	English fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Violence in literature. McEwan, Ian. > Saturday. Smith, Ali, > 1962- > Accidental. Barker, Pat, > 1943- > Border crossing. McGregor, Jon, > 1976- > So many ways to begin. Enright, Anne, > 1962- > Gathering.

Table of Contents:

Trauma and violence in contemporary fiction : theorising narrative deception and narrative complicity
Collective trauma as narrative red herring : Ian McEwan's Saturday
The fiction and purpose of turning points : Ali Smith's The Accidental
Violence and misleading narratives : Pat Barker's Border Crossing
Storytelling and/or biology : Jon McGregor's So many ways to begin
Materiality and narrative manipulation : Anne Enright's The Gathering.