{"product_id":"states-of-exception-in-the-arne-de-boever-9781623569525","title":"States of Exception in the Contemporary Novel: Martel, Eugenides, Coetzee, Sebald","description":"In the aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks, the political situation in both the United States and abroad has often been described as a \"state of exception\" an emergency situation in which the normal rule of law is suspended. In such a situation, the need for good decisions is felt ever more strongly. This book investigates the aesthetics, ethics, and politics of various decisions represented in novels published around 9\/11: Martel's Life of Pi, Eugenides' Middlesex, Coetzee's Disgrace, and Sebald's Austerlitz. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDe Boever's readings of the novels revolve around what he calls the 'aesthetic decision.' Which aesthetics do the characters and narrators in the novels adopt in a situation of crisis? How do these aesthetic decisions relate to the ethical and political decisions represented in the novels? What can they reveal about real-life ethical and political decisions? This book uncovers the politics of allegory, autobiography, focalization, and montage in today's planetary state of exception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arne de Boever, Arne De Boever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623569524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623569525\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 11\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Arne de Boever","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067854975231,"sku":"9781623569525","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be761e17-331a-47ee-b65c-03b7d49ce9e6.jpg?v=1685415716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/states-of-exception-in-the-arne-de-boever-9781623569525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}