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The Second World War in contemporary British fiction : secret histories / Victoria Stewart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, Victoria, 1971-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- War and literature--Great Britain.
- War and literature.
- World War, 1939-1945--Literature and the war.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Literature and the war.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focussing on the upsurge of interest in the Second World War in contemporary British novels this monograph considers established writers including Muriel Spark Sarah Waters and Kazuo Ishiguro as well as newer voices such as Liz Jensen and Peter Ho Davies exploring the range of ways in which secrecy in particular has become a focal point for representations of the war.
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Secret Work; Chapter 2 In the Family; Chapter 3 Collaboration and Resistance; Chapter 4 Women at War; Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7486-5183-7
- 1-283-25275-9
- 9786613252753
- 0-7486-4750-3
- OCLC:
- 749264673
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