The Wounded Hero in Contemporary Fiction

The Wounded Hero in Contemporary Fiction
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 447
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ISBN-10 : 9780429000058
ISBN-13 : 0429000057
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Book Synopsis The Wounded Hero in Contemporary Fiction by : Susana Onega

Download or read book The Wounded Hero in Contemporary Fiction written by Susana Onega and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wounded Hero in Contemporary Fiction tracks the emergence of a new type of physically and/or spiritually wounded hero(ine) in contemporary fiction. Editors, Susana Onega and Jean-Michel Ganteu bring together some of the top minds in the field to explore the paradoxical lives of these heroes that have embraced, rather than overcome, their suffering, alienation and marginalisation as a form of self-definition.


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