Atrocity and Amnesia: The Political Novel Since 1945

By Robert Boyers

Book Overview

Working deliberately against the grain of assumptions dominant in the contemporary literary academy, Boyers examines novels by G nter Grass, Gabriel Garcia M rquez, Milan Kundera and others, arguing that it is necessary to speak of character, ethics, and philosophic purpose if one is to understand these works. A penetrating study, Atrocity and Amnesia illuminates some of the major fiction of our time and makes an important contribution to contemporary political thought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195050827
• ISBN13: 9780195050820
• Release Date: May 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.9"