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Ken Kalfus's Literary Revision of the September Events

Authors: Vít Ladislav

Year: 2007

Type of publication: článek ve sborníku

Name of source: Peaceful Multiculturalism or Culture Wars?

Publisher name: Univerzita Pardubice

Place: Pardubice

Page from-to: 111-118

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
cze	Ken Kalfusovo literární zpracování událostí v září 2001	práce se zabývá jedním z literárních ztvárnění nedávné katastrofy v New Yorku zámé jako "9/11". Klade důraz na satirické pojetí této události.	9/11 Ken Kalfus;satire
eng	Ken Kalfus's Literary Revision of the September Events	Perhaps nothing in recent history has caused greater disturbance in the issues of multiculturalism than the September days of 2001. Prose writers, too, have taken part in reflecting upon the catastrophe, creating narratives with certain recurring features including overt sentimentalism. In his last novel "A Disorder Peculiar to the Country" (2006), Ken Kalfus joins other writers working the events into their stories. Yet, his approach reveals a somewhat new strategy. This paper explores the work with the intention of exposing the author´s tendency to avoid clichéd pathos through satire and his attention to the state of ethnic pluralism after 9/11.	9/11 Ken Kalfus;satire

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