Frank addresses books about World War II, noting the imaginative resources of fiction struggle to engage with and fight clear of unbearable fact, highlighting the complexity of representing historical atrocities.
The century brought profound changes—world wars, revolutions, women's suffrage, and the internet—prompting the question for novelists of how to create works that reflect such startling transformations.
Edwin Frank explores 20th-century novels through a personally chosen list of 32 titles, examining the role of literature in engaging with the tumultuous events of the past century.
In his introduction, Frank poses an urgent question to novelists about writing books as startling and unforeseen as the realities of the world, reflecting the ongoing struggle to confront change.
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