Atrocity and Amnesia
The Political Novel since 1945
Published on 20. August 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-0-19-505082-0 (ISBN)
Description
Working deliberately against the grain of dominant critical assumptions, this book examines the work of authors such as Grass, Garcia Marquez, Solzhenitsyn, and Kundera, and argues that it is necessary to speak of character, ethics, and philosophical purpose if one is to understand these works.
Reviews / Votes
A rara avis in modern literary academia....It speaks well for both Boyers' critical intelligence and his integrity that he never uses simplistic labels...as a basis for his aesthetic judgment. He evaluates not the writer's views, but the literary use he makes of them....The strength of his book lies in his approach to each writer, regardless of his or her particular views. * Stanislaw Baranczak, The New Republic *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-505082-0 (9780195050820)
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E-Book
05/1987
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€65.99
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