Alzheimers Disease in Contemporary U.S. Fiction - 9781032035581

Taylor & Francis

Alzheimers Disease in Contemporary U.S. FictionMemory Lost\nAuthor(s): Cristina Garrigs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032035581, 978-1032035581\nSynopsis\nThis volume seeks to bring readers to a deeper understanding of contemporary cultural and social configurations of Alzheimers disease by analyzing 21st-century [url] novels in which the disease plays a key narrative role. \n\nVia analysis of selected works, Garrigs considers how the erasure of memory in a person with Alzheimers affects our idea of the identity of that person and their sense of belonging to a group. Starting out from three different types of memory (individual, social and cultural), the study focuses on the narrative strategies that authors use to configure how the disease is perceived and represented. \n\nThis study is significant not only because of what the texts reveal about those with Alzheimers, but also for what they say about us - abo.