John Le Carré’s Post–Cold War Fiction
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| Title: | John Le Carré’s Post–Cold War Fiction |
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| Description: | This is an analysis of the first 10 post—Cold War novels of one of the most significant ethicists in contemporary fiction. This book challenges distinctions between “popular” and “serious” literature by recognizing le Carré as one of the most significant ethicists in contemporary fiction, contributing to an overdue reassessment of his literary stature. Le Carré's ten post–Cold War novels constitute a distinctive subset of his espionage fiction in their response to the momentous changes in geopolitics that began in the 1990s. Through a close reading of these novels, Snyder traces how—amid the “War on Terror” and transnationalism—le Carré weighs what is at stake in this conflict of deeply invested ideologies. |
| Authors: | Robert Lance Snyder |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Terrorism in literature, Electronic surveillance--In literature, Espionage in literature, Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century, Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--21st century, Spy stories, English--History and criticism--Theory, etc |
| Categories: | LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This is an analysis of the first 10 post—Cold War novels of one of the most significant ethicists in contemporary fiction. This book challenges distinctions between “popular” and “serious” literature by recognizing le Carré as one of the most significant ethicists in contemporary fiction, contributing to an overdue reassessment of his literary stature. Le Carré's ten post–Cold War novels constitute a distinctive subset of his espionage fiction in their response to the momentous changes in geopolitics that began in the 1990s. Through a close reading of these novels, Snyder traces how—amid the “War on Terror” and transnationalism—le Carré weighs what is at stake in this conflict of deeply invested ideologies. |
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| ISBN: | 9780826220998 9780826274120 |
