Melancholy and the Archive: Trauma, History and Memory in the Contemporary Novel (Continuum Literary Studies)

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Melancholy and the Archive: Trauma, History and Memory in the Contemporary Novel (Continuum Literary Studies)

Written by Jonathan Boulter
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An analysis of the relationship between memory, history and the protocols of mourning in key novels by Paul Auster, Jose Saramago, David Mitchell, Haruki Murakami.

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Publisher Continuum
Published May 12, 2011
ISBN 10102204
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Jonathan Boulter is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Jonathan Boulter can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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