| Description |
1 online resource (178 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Secret Work; Chapter 2 In the Family; Chapter 3 Collaboration and Resistance; Chapter 4 Women at War; Works Cited; Index |
| Summary |
Shows how central the Second World War still is to post-war writing. Focusing on the upsurge of interest in the Second World War in recent British novels, this monograph explores the ways in which secrecy and secret work - including code-breaking, espionage and special operations - have been approached in representations of the war. It considers established writers, including Muriel Spark, Sarah Waters and Kazuo Ishiguro, as well as newer voices, such as Liz Jensen and Peter Ho Davies. The examination of the after-effects of involvement in secret work, inter-generational secrets in a domestic context, political allegiance and sexuality shows how issues of loyalty, deception and betrayal are brought into focus in these novels. Key Features. Breaks new ground in considering the Second World War in contemporary culture Contributes to debate on established novelists such as Muriel Spark Intervenes in ongoing debates about historical fiction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Centro para la Promoción de la Conservación del Suelo y del Agua Buenos Aires gnd |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Literature and the war
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English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Literature and the war.
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War and literature -- Great Britain
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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English literature
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War and literature
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Englisch
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Zweiter Weltkrieg Motiv
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Geheimhaltung Motiv
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Great Britain
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Großbritannien
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780748647507 |
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0748647503 |
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9780748688845 |
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0748688846 |
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0748651837 |
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9780748651832 |
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1283252759 |
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9781283252751 |
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9786613252753 |
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6613252751 |
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