{"product_id":"9781628923315","title":"Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer : A Philosophical Analysis of Contemporary American Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe novels of David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer are increasingly regarded as representing a new trend, an 'aesthetic sea change' in contemporary American literature. 'Post-postmodernism' and 'New Sincerity' are just two of the labels that have been attached to this trend. But what do these labels mean? What characterizes and connects these novels? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Den Dulk shows that the connection between these works lies in their shared philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a meaningful life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of Søren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Albert Camus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49758456742136,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":372.09,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781628923315-1.jpg?v=1783727005","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781628923315","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}