Framing Narratives of the Second World War and Occupation in ... - 9780719087554

Framing Narratives of the Second World War and Occupation in France, 19392009New Readings\nAuthor(s): Margaret Atack, Christopher Lloyd\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Manchester University Press\nISBN-13: 9780719087554, 978-0719087554\nSynopsis\nThe Second World War and the German Occupation remain a major focal point in French culture and society, with new and sometimes controversial titles published every year Irne Nmirovskys Suite franaise and Jonathan Littells Les Bienveillantes, both rapidly translated into English, offer just two examples of this significant phenomenon.\n\nGathering within one volume studies of genres, visual cultures, chronology, narrative theory, and a wealth of narratives in fiction and film, Framing narratives of the Second World War and occupation in France [tel] brings together an internationally distinguished group of contributors and offers an authoritative overview of criticism on war and occupation.