{"product_id":"existentialist-engagement-in-wallace-eggers-allard-den-dulk-9781501322679","title":"Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer","description":"The novels of David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer are increasingly regarded as representing a new trend, an 'aesthetic sea change' in contemporary American literature. 'Post-postmodernism' and 'New Sincerity' are just two of the labels that have been attached to this trend. But what do these labels mean? What characterizes and connects these novels? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Den Dulk shows that the connection between these works lies in their shared philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a meaningful life. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of S ren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Albert Camus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allard Den Dulk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501322672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501322679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Allard Den Dulk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47200757448959,"sku":"9781501322679","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16f48f2b-0ba1-4931-80ad-0ae6230d4a26.jpg?v=1756787775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/existentialist-engagement-in-wallace-eggers-allard-den-dulk-9781501322679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}