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  2. Literary Lions Tackle 9/11: Updike and DeLillo Depicting History Through the Novel
Author(s)
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.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1215/01636545-1268785
Publication Date
2011-01-01
Publication Title
Radical History Review
Volume
2011
Issue
111
First Page
175
Last Page
183
Keywords
Subject
Community
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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Batchelor, B. (2011). Literary Lions Tackle 9/11: Updike and DeLillo Depicting History Through the Novel. Radical History Review. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-1268785
Batchelor, Bob. 2011. “Literary Lions Tackle 9/11: Updike and DeLillo Depicting History Through the Novel”. Radical History Review. https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-1268785.
Batchelor, B. Literary Lions Tackle 9/11: Updike and DeLillo Depicting History Through the Novel. Radical History Review, 1 Jan. 2011, doi:10.1215/01636545-1268785.