Narrating Violence, Constructing Collective Identities: 'To Witness These Wrongs Unspeakable'

A study of distinct forms of mass violence, the narratives each kind demands, and the collective identities constructed from and upon these, this book focuses around readings of popular and influential novels such as Toni Morrison's Beloved , Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club  and Isabel Allende's The House of Spirits .