{"product_id":"9781441181732","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 \u003cem\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/em\u003e, Eugenides' \u003cem\u003eMiddlesex\u003c\/em\u003e, Coetzee's \u003cem\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/em\u003e, and Sebald's \u003cem\u003eAusterlitz\u003c\/em\u003e. \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 ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123790921968,"sku":"9781441181732","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441181732_p0.jpg?v=1763798244","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441181732","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}