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New and old Amsterdam in Twenty-First Century fiction

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posted on 2023-06-09, 23:13 authored by Maria Lauret
This chapter examines the evocation of New Amsterdam within contemporary novels of New York. You would think that, considering its humble, yet extraordinary beginnings as New Amsterdam, New York’s earliest history as a multicultural, multilingual Dutch settlement might have generated its own literature. However, this origin point is largely absent within American literary history. By assessing how New York’s Dutch origins have been featured in contemporary literature, this chapter examines Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland, Teju Cole’s Open City and Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch. These novels are examined for how New Amsterdam is set as the scene for New York’s present and its future.

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  • Published

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Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Page range

227-239

Pages

332.0

Book title

New York: a literary history

Place of publication

Cambridge

ISBN

9781108470810

Edition

first

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  • English Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Ross Wilson

Legacy Posted Date

2021-03-04

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2021-03-04

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