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Experience and Expression: Aleksandar Hemon, Fiction, and (Dis)placement

verfasst von : Catharina Raudvere

Erschienen in: Contested Memories and the Demands of the Past

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This chapter discusses the Bosnian-American writer Aleksandar Hemon’s stories and counter-stories, arguing that his fictional texts can function as a valuable contribution to our understanding of the background and consequences of the war in the Balkans in the 1990s, and the ethical implications of history writing.

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Titel: Experience and Expression: Aleksandar Hemon, Fiction, and (Dis)placement
verfasst von: Catharina Raudvere
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Contested Memories and the Demands of the Past
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-39000-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-39001-7

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39001-7_9