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Susanna Lee, The Conversation

What American fiction tells us about how people see leaders in times of crisis

If history and literature are any proof, Donald Trump’s aggression won’t cut it during the health crisis.

Susanna Lee, The Conversation
· Apr 04, 2020 · 05:30 pm
Is Donald Trump’s America a warped version of Gustave Flaubert’s novel ‘Madame Bovary’?

We might sympathise with Flaubert’s characters, who exist in an endless vortex of repetition, insincerity and stupidity.

Susanna Lee, The Conversation
· Jan 15, 2020 · 05:30 pm
How the ‘good guy with a gun’ from crime novels has become a deadly fantasy in the US

Exploring the pulp fiction origins of the uniquely American archetype.

Susanna Lee, The Conversation
· Jun 13, 2019 · 05:30 pm