The citizen's voice twentieth-century politics and literature

Michael Keren traces the political lives and messages of some of the twentieth century's greatest literary characters in this insightful and jargon-free book of literary criticism. Hans Castorp (Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain), Joseph K. (Franz Kafka's The Trial), John the Savage (A...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Keren , Michael, author (author), Keren, Michael (Other)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Calgary University of Calgary Press 2003
Calgary, Alberta : 2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • We are not immortal
  • A bureaucratic nightmare
  • In quest of authenticity
  • Resisting Big Brother
  • No fire; no smoke; no rescue
  • Freedom and responsibility
  • And History continues
  • Being there
  • Death of the novel?
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.