Fictions of the war on terror : difference and the transnational 9/11 novel /

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Gorman, Daniel, 1985- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in literature. Fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Terrorism in literature. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. Criticism, interpretation, etc. September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) 2000 - 2099 Fiction. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) in literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. New Constellations: Judith Butler's 'Frame' and Dave Eggers' What Is the What
2. Gazing Inward in Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City and Teju Cole's Open City
3. Connective Dissonance: Refiguring Difference in Fiction of the Iraq War
4. Ambivalent Alterities: Pakistani Post-9/11 Fiction in English
5. 'The stories of anywhere are also the stories of everywhere else': Salman Rushdie's Shalimar the Clown and The Enchantress of Florence
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.