{"product_id":"states-of-exception-in-the-contemporary-novel-martel-eugenides-coetzee-sebald-9781623569525","title":"States of Exception in the Contemporary Novel: Martel, Eugenides, Coetzee, Sebald","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Arne De Boever\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086507761815,"sku":"9781623569525","price":4953.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781623569525.webp?v=1767266062","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/states-of-exception-in-the-contemporary-novel-martel-eugenides-coetzee-sebald-9781623569525","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}