Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
By far the greatest, most
famous novelists is Saul Bellow. He belongs to the jewish american tradition and his
background is very clearly reflected in his writing. As a result of the prosecution of jews, the
family is crucial for them, their last sanctuary. At the same time, there is a lot of generation
tension. Because the older generation remembers traditions and customs. The younger
generation doesn't want to live the orthodox way, jewish literature is chracterized by humour.
Very intellectual and self ironic humour. Also many of the jewish immigrants come from
europe and their background is not hebrew but Yiddish-indoeuropean language based on
German. Bellows novels are filled with metaphysical reflection on what man is, on the future
of civilization and Bellow is trying to analyze fundamental truths, veritys of life. In a way he
is agains post modernism, he is antipostmodern. He belieevs that constatnt meditation about
life is important
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