The post‐9/11 novel revisited: Reading three perspectives in contemporary American fiction.

This essay on the Ground Zero novel offers three perspectives on one of the most exciting current debates in humanities by approaching the effects of the most notable 21st century event on the American novel. It presents a scholarly analysis of the American novel of the past 20 years and provides a...

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Publicado en:DOMES: Digest of Middle East Studies Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 135 - 151
Autor principal: Altwaiji, Mubarak
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell May2023
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        World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
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