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| Abstract |
In Terrorist (2006) and Falling Man (2007), John Updike and Don DeLillo present two contrasting yet equally compelling visions of the post-9/11 United States. Based on a close textual analysis of the novels and additional primary and secondary research, this article examines the role of popular literature and novelists in rendering history. Using the novels as a framework, the essay investigates the role literature performs when addressing contemporary historical events, as well as what function the author's reputation and the book's reception play in this endeavor. |
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| Publication Date |
2011-01-01
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| Publication Title |
Radical History Review
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| Volume |
2011
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| Issue |
111
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| First Page |
175
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| Last Page |
183
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| Recommended Citation |
Batchelor, Bob (2011). Literary Lions Tackle 9/11: Updike and DeLillo Depicting History Through the Novel. Radical History Review 2011(111) 175-183. doi: 10.1215/01636545-1268785. Retrieved from https://oaks.kent.edu/jmcpubs/1
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