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Author Cilano, Cara, author.

Title Post-9/11 espionage fiction in the US and Pakistan : spies and "terrorists" / Cara Cilano
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (131 pages)
Series Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 81
Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 81.
Contents Introduction: Reading Spies and "Terrorists" -- Genre -- Spy -- Proxy -- "Terrorist" -- Conclusion: Drones
Summary As the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath influence new developments in spy fiction as a popular genre, an examination of these literary narratives concerned with espionage and terrorism can reshape our approach to non-fictive representations of the same concerns. Post-9/11 Espionage Fiction in the US and Pakistan examines post-9/11 American spy fictions alongside Pakistani novels that draw upon many of the same figures, tropes, and conventions. As the Pakistani texts re-place spy fiction's conventions, they offer another vantage point from which to view the affect
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Spy stories, American -- History and criticism
Pakistani fiction (English) -- History and criticism
American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism
Pakistani fiction (English) -- 21st century -- History and criticism
Spies in literature.
Espionage in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
American fiction
Espionage in literature
Pakistani fiction (English)
Spies in literature
Spy stories, American
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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