9/11 Gothic: Decrypting Ghosts and Trauma in New York City's Terrorism Novels

by Danel Olson

Book Overview

This book explores ghostly presences in terrorism novels from New Yorkers Don DeLillo, Jonathan Safran Foer, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Griffin Hansbury, & Patrick McGrath. Arguing how theories on trauma and gothic combine to interpret ghosts, Olson discusses what supernatural meetings express about grief, guilt, mental instability, & suicidal urges.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793638349
• ISBN13: 9781793638342
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"