Amnesia and Redress in Contemporary American Fiction

Amnesia and Redress in Contemporary American Fiction
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 9780230337824
ISBN-13 : 0230337821
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Download or read book Amnesia and Redress in Contemporary American Fiction written by M. Gauthier and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how a political and cultural dynamic of amnesia and truth telling shapes literary constructions of history. Gauthier focuses on the works of Don DeLillo, Toni Morrison, Michelle Cliff, Bharati Mukherjee, and Julie Otsuka.


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