Details and War Writing. An Interview with Christopher Merrill

Christopher Merrill; Tomasz Mizerkiewicz

doi:10.14746/fp.2022.30.38032

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Details and War Writing. An Interview with Christopher Merrill

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Details and War Writing. An Interview with Christopher Merrill

Christopher Merrill and Tomasz Mizerkiewicz

Forum Poetyki, Vol.30, pp.154-163

2022

DOI: 10.14746/fp.2022.30.38032

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In the interview Christopher Merrill explains the role of concrete details in war writing and war journalism. He reveals how drawing on details allows the writers to build the larger context for images of destruction and experiences in the war zones. Merrill recollects his memories from his trips around former Yugoslavia during the Balkan wars, from his journeys to Afghanistan, and other countries. He explains how to teach war writing by looking at good models. According to him only the challenging experience of the war zones lets the writer clarify if he wants to engage into war writing.

American Literature

Media studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

Theory of Literature

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Title: Subtitle: Details and War Writing. An Interview with Christopher Merrill
Creators: Christopher Merrill
Tomasz Mizerkiewicz
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Forum Poetyki, Vol.30, pp.154-163
DOI: 10.14746/fp.2022.30.38032
eISSN: 2451-1404
Publisher: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Number of pages: 10
Language: English
Date published: 2022
Academic Unit: International Writing Program; International Programs; English
Record Identifier: 9984698938802771

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