{"product_id":"9780231520331","title":"Out of the Blue: September 11 and the Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriters have represented 9\/11 and its aftermath with varying degrees of success. In  \u003ci\u003eOut of the Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, Kristiaan Versluys focuses on novels that move beyond patriotic clichés and cheap sensationalism and provide new insights into the emotional and ethical impact of these traumatic events\u0026amp; mdash;and what it means to depict them. Versluys focuses on Don DeLillo's  \u003ci\u003eFalling Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Art Spiegelman's  \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of No Towers\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Safran Foer's  \u003ci\u003eExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close\u003c\/i\u003e, Frédéric Beigbeder's  \u003ci\u003eWindows on the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and John Updike's  \u003ci\u003eTerrorist\u003c\/i\u003e. He scrutinizes how these writers affirm the humanity of the disoriented individual, as opposed to the cocksure killer or politician, and retranslate hesitation, stuttering, or stammering into a precarious act of defiance. Versluys also discusses works by Ian McEwan, Anita Shreve, Martin Amis, and Michael Cunningham, arguing for the novel's distinct power in rendering the devastation of 9\/11.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120171466992,"sku":"9780231520331","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780231520331_p0.jpg?v=1763679085","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780231520331","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}