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St. Louis-born Martha Gellhorn (1908-98) was the doyenne of twentieth century war correspondence. In this first critical study of her Second World War fiction and journalism, Kate McLoughlin makes the connection between Gellhorn's intrepid progress through the war zone and her textual construction of the woman war reporter.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Routes to World War II
2. ‘A walking tape recorder with eyes’
3. Being there: the field
4. Being there: the text
5. From presence to participation
6. Fatal distraction
Conclusion

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719076367, 978-0719076367
      ISBN10: 0719076366

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      St. Louis-born Martha Gellhorn (1908-98) was the doyenne of twentieth century war correspondence. In this first critical study of her Second World War fiction and journalism, Kate McLoughlin makes the connection between Gellhorn's intrepid progress through the war zone and her textual construction of the woman war reporter.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Routes to World War II
      2. ‘A walking tape recorder with eyes’
      3. Being there: the field
      4. Being there: the text
      5. From presence to participation
      6. Fatal distraction
      Conclusion

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